7-Emerging Infectious Diseases Flashcards
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.
Emerging Infectious Disease (EID)
This is the # of NEW cases within a specified time period.
incidence
This is the total # of cases in a given timer period.
Prevalence
This is the # of cases resulting in illness/poor heath.
Morbidity
This is the # of cases resulting in death.
Mortality
This is a disease in a population at a low but constant level in an area.
Endemic
wow look at all this gonorrhea in erie
This is an occurrence of disease greater than would be expected in a particular time and place.
Outbreak
holy crap the gonorrhea is making its way to pittsburgh
This is an outbreak that spreads throughout an area (like statewide).
Epidemic
literally all of PA has gonorrhea
This is an epidemic that spreads throughout the world.
Pandemic
PA gave everyone everywhere gonorrhea
What are the 2 types of info the physician or clinical lab gives the local health department about an outbreak?
Reportable disease
Data collected over a number of years that reveals seasonal and long-term trends.
After the local heath dept gets the info, what is the intermediate it goes through to eventually reach the CDC?
State health dept
What do you need to distinguish between an endemic and epidemic disease?
background information derived from surveillance
What is the main US agency that keeps track of EID?
CDC
What is the woldwide agency that keeps track of EID?
WHO
What does the CDC publish weekly to keep track of EID?
MMWR
lots of gonorrhea in erie this week!
What does the CDC publish monthly to keep track of EID?
EID
erie = gonorrhea
What are the 2 most important properties of a population to determine the rate of transmission of a disease?
Density
Proportion of members who are susceptible to the disease
This is the ability of a population to resist serious epidemics because a significant proportion of its population is immune.
Herd immunity
Which programs looks at getting herd immunity?
Vaccination programs
When I say “CHINA 2002” you think of what outbreak?
SARS
Who was the dude who studied SARS in 2003 in china but ended up dying from it the same year?
Dr. Carlo Urbani
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?
8098 cases
744 deaths
There was one person staying where that infected 16 people, leading to international spread?
A hotel
Was SARS a endemic, outbreak, epidemic, or pandemic?
PANdemic
it spread to many countries
What must you do to the public that is critical during outbreaks?
School them with knowledge.
What is the virus that causes SARS?
Coronavirus
+ssRNA, Enveloped, large
How do u get SARS?
inhale it
Which season does coronaviruses typically present?
winter (oh no!)
What % of the common cold cases in the US are linked to coronaviruses?
15%
What is the new strain of coronaviruses that causes croup?
HCoV-NL63
What are the GI issues that coronaviruses can cause?
neonatal necrotizing enterocolitis, gasteoenteritis, and diarrhea in any age
What are the 3 mechanism that stopped the SARS outbreak?
aka, why is this class so super important?
quarantine
cooperatio and collaboration
travel restrictions
In which state was there 9,143 confirmeed, provable and suspected cases of pertussis, and whooping cough in 2010?
CA
How many infants died in the 2010 outbreak in CA?
10
