Chapter 14

Question 1

Occurs when new cases of a disease in a human population substantially exceed the number expected based on recent experience

Answer 1

Epidemic

Question 2

A common virus that is asymptomatic in 80% of people carrying it, but characterized by small blisters on the lips or genitals in symptomatic infections.

Answer 2

herpes simplex

Question 3

Awareness that unseen life-threatening injuries or illness may exist

Answer 3

Index of suspicion

Question 4

A virus that has crossed the animal/human barrier and infected humans and that kills thousands of people every year.

Answer 4

Influenza

Question 5

Emergencies that are not caused by an outside force; illnesses or conditions

Answer 5

Medical emergencies

Question 6

An inflammation of the meninges coverings of the brain and spinal cord; it is usually caused by a virus or a bacterium

Answer 6

Meningitis

Question 7

An inflammation of the meningeal coverings of the brain and spinal cord; can be highly contagious

Answer 7

Meningococcal meningitis

Question 8

A bacterium that can cause infections in different parts of the body and is often resistant to commonly used antibiotics; it is transmitted by different routes, including the respiratory route, and can be found on the skin, in surgical wounds, in the bloodstream, in the lungs, and urinary tract.

Answer 8

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus

Question 9

An outbreak that occurs on a global scale

Answer 9

Pandemic

Question 10

Emergencies that are the result of physical forces applied tot he body; injuries.

Answer 10

Trauma emergencies

Question 11

The strength or ability of a pathogen to produce disease

Answer 11

Virulence