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7-Emerging Infectious Diseases Flashcards

1
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THis is an infectious disease that has newly appeared ina population or that has been known for some time but is rapidly increasing in incidence or geographic range.

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Emerging Infectious Disease (EID)

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This is the # of NEW cases within a specified time period.

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incidence

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This is the total # of cases in a given timer period.

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Prevalence

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4
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This is the # of cases resulting in illness/poor heath.

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Morbidity

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This is the # of cases resulting in death.

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Mortality

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This is a disease in a population at a low but constant level in an area.

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Endemic

wow look at all this gonorrhea in erie

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This is an occurrence of disease greater than would be expected in a particular time and place.

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Outbreak

holy crap the gonorrhea is making its way to pittsburgh

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This is an outbreak that spreads throughout an area (like statewide).

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Epidemic

literally all of PA has gonorrhea

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This is an epidemic that spreads throughout the world.

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Pandemic

PA gave everyone everywhere gonorrhea

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What are the 2 types of info the physician or clinical lab gives the local health department about an outbreak?

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Reportable disease

Data collected over a number of years that reveals seasonal and long-term trends.

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After the local heath dept gets the info, what is the intermediate it goes through to eventually reach the CDC?

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State health dept

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12
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What do you need to distinguish between an endemic and epidemic disease?

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background information derived from surveillance

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13
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What is the main US agency that keeps track of EID?

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CDC

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14
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What is the woldwide agency that keeps track of EID?

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WHO

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What does the CDC publish weekly to keep track of EID?

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MMWR

lots of gonorrhea in erie this week!

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16
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What does the CDC publish monthly to keep track of EID?

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EID

erie = gonorrhea

17
Q

What are the 2 most important properties of a population to determine the rate of transmission of a disease?

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Density

Proportion of members who are susceptible to the disease

18
Q

This is the ability of a population to resist serious epidemics because a significant proportion of its population is immune.

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Herd immunity

19
Q

Which programs looks at getting herd immunity?

A

Vaccination programs

20
Q

When I say “CHINA 2002” you think of what outbreak?

A

SARS

21
Q

Who was the dude who studied SARS in 2003 in china but ended up dying from it the same year?

A

Dr. Carlo Urbani

22
Q

On 3/12/03, there were 55 cases, but at the end of the SARS outbreak, how many cases and deaths did ti rack up?

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8098 cases

744 deaths

23
Q

There was one person staying where that infected 16 people, leading to international spread?

A

A hotel

24
Q

Was SARS a endemic, outbreak, epidemic, or pandemic?

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PANdemic

it spread to many countries

25
Q

What must you do to the public that is critical during outbreaks?

A

School them with knowledge.

26
Q

What is the virus that causes SARS?

A

Coronavirus

+ssRNA, Enveloped, large

27
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How do u get SARS?

A

inhale it

28
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Which season does coronaviruses typically present?

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winter (oh no!)

29
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What % of the common cold cases in the US are linked to coronaviruses?

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15%

30
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What is the new strain of coronaviruses that causes croup?

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HCoV-NL63

31
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What are the GI issues that coronaviruses can cause?

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neonatal necrotizing enterocolitis, gasteoenteritis, and diarrhea in any age

32
Q

What are the 3 mechanism that stopped the SARS outbreak?

aka, why is this class so super important?

A

quarantine
cooperatio and collaboration
travel restrictions

33
Q

In which state was there 9,143 confirmeed, provable and suspected cases of pertussis, and whooping cough in 2010?

A

CA

34
Q

How many infants died in the 2010 outbreak in CA?

A

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