CHAPTER 12: Emerging infections Flashcards
1
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______ can be thought of a localized epidemic
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Outbreak
2
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______ occur when an epidemic spreads worldwide
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Pandemic
3
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The _____ of a pathogen is defined by the speed at which an organism spreads in a community
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Infectivity
4
Q
This is the average number of secondary cases arising from a single case in a totally susceptible population
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Intrinsic reproductive number
5
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3 broad categories of emerging disease
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New pathogens
Established pathogens invading new territories
Re-emergence of a previously controlled organism
