4.3 The transmission and control of infectious disease Flashcards
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Methods aimed at preventing growth of infectious agents such as bacteria
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Antisepsis
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Infectious disease that occurs regularly in a particular area
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Endemic
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Infectious disease that affects individuals in unusually high numbers
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Epidemic
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Study of the transmission of infectious disease
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Epidemiology
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Worldwide epidemic
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Pandemic
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Biological agent of disease, such as a bacterium, virus, protozoan or fungus
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Pathogen
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Enforced isolation of an infected individual to prevent further infection
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Quarantine
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Referring to an infectious disease that occurs occasionally and unpredictably
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Sporadic
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Organism that can carry or transfer a stage of a disease parasite into the body
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Vector organism
