Cause Spread and Control of Disease Flashcards
What is Health
A state of complete physical, mental and social wellbeing and not merely the absence of disease
What is Disease
Any state which is the departure from positive health it could be physical or mental
Disease Impacts on the Military (3)
Manpower Wastage
Unit Mission Failure
Loss of Limited Resources
What is Communicable Disease
Transmitted from an infected person, animal or insect directly or indirectly to a susceptible host eg- STI, Cold
What is a Non-Communicable Disease
Diseases which cannot be spread from an infected person, animal or insect eg-Cancer, Climatic illness, Physical injury
Who is the Target
Healthy but susceptible human
What are the 4 Routes of Spreading Disease
Airborne
Contact/Animal
Arthropod
Ingestion
Communicable Diseases are Caused By (6)
Bacteria, Fungi, Parasites, Viruses, Protozoa, Helminths
How do Organisms get into the Body (7)
Eyes Nose Mouth Injection Open Cuts/Sores Genitals Anus
What are the 5 Sources (5Cs)
Case Carrier Contact Convalescent Corpse
What is a Case
Individual suffering from disease with signs and symptoms
What is a Carrier
An apparently healthy human/animal that harbors potentially pathogenic organisms and can transmit these
What is a Contact
A human/animal that has be exposed to the disease and may have contracted it
What is a Convalescent
Human/Animal that is recovering from a disease but is still infective
What is a Corpse
Dead or decaying human/animal that may be capable of transmitting the disease
