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Chapter 14 - Pathogen management strategies Flashcards

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what are the three categories of emerging diseases

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  • Diseases that have recently appeared in a population
  • Diseases that have occurred previously but until recently have affected only small numbers in isolated places
  • Diseases that have occurred previously but only recently have been associated with a newly identified pathogen
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three examples of emerging diseases

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COVID 19, ebola, AIDS

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two re emerging diseases

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Malaria and TB

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what are three factors that are targeted to prevent and control the spread of a disease

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  • The mechanisms of transmission
  • Environmental factors (climate)
  • Characteristics of the infected population (levels of immunisation)
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disease management is a coordinated response involving what

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Prevention, control and treatment and is a response that is specific for each infectious disease

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what are practices that prevent the spread of disease

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hygiene practices, quarantine, vaccination, public health campaigns, pesticides, genetic engineering

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control measures

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strategies that reduce the incidence and duration of a disease

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what are the six teams the WHO have response teams aimed at

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  • Prevention once the outbreak has happened
  • Anticipation
  • Early detection
  • Containment
  • Control
  • Eradication
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Epidemiologists

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A scientist who studies the causes and effects of diseases at a population level, and who works to prevent or minimise the impact of diseases on the population

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Epidemiology

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The study of the occurrence of disease in populations

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Endemic

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a disease that always present in a population or region

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Epidemic

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An increase in the occurrence of a specific disease above the baseline level for a particular population, refers to larger more serious events than an outbreak

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Pandemic

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a disease that has spread rapidly throughout the world. An epidemic that has crossed international borders

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what are the 5 management strategies that should be utilised before and during an outbreak

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  • Quarantine
  • Immunisation
  • Distribution of pathogen life cycles
  • Medications (antibiotics, antivirals)
  • Physical preventative measures
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quarantine

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A period of isolation undertaken by potentially infected individuals to prevent the spread of a contagious disease

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biosecurity

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a set of strategies that support the prevention of, response to and recovery from diseases that affect our economy, environment and health

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what measures are taken to protect Australia’s agriculture and environment against disease

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  1. inspection of all material brought into aus
  2. Materials and organisms displaying the impact of a disease are destroyed or quaratined
  3. Monitoring for vectors entering aus (eg varroa mite)
  4. Northern aus on high alert due to proximity to south east asia
  5. Any tools treated before travel
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what are 5 potential carriers of disease inspected by biosecurity officers

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  • Seeds
  • Soil
  • Animals or animal products
  • Bees, honey, other hive products
  • Vessels and vehicles
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Antibodies

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Special protein that is produced by B cells (WBCS) and react with and helps make pathogens harmless

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immunisation

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the process of developing resistance to a specific disease

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Active immunity

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can be artificial (vaccination) or natural (infection)

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Passive immunity

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can be artificial (monoclonal antibodies) or natural (maternal antibodies)

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DEFINE ACTIVE AND PASSIVE

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CHECK HUMAN BIO BOOK

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Herd immunity

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The phenomenon that once a particular proportion of a population is immune to a disease, susceptible individuals are also better protected from the specific disease

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what are the seven principles of herd immunity

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  1. A critical (high enough) proportion of the host population becomes immune to a specific
  2. Immunity is usually by an artificial vaccine (or gained naturally through recovery) causing the formation of specific antibodies and memory cells against a specific pathogen
  3. This limits the spread of the disease, because there are too few susceptible people to sustain the spread. The pathogen cannot reproduce at a high enough rate to sustain its population
  4. Infected hosts carrying the pathogen are more likely to come into contact with immune individuals, reducing the possibility of transmission and reducing the risk for susceptible people
  5. The higher proportion of immune individuals, the greater the protection
  6. It protects people who cannot be vaccinated
  7. The proportion of the population who need to be immune to create heard immunity depends on the virulence of the pathogen
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What are the three factors needed for disease to spread

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  • A susceptible host in sufficient density
  • Growth of a violent pathogen population
  • Transmission
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Antibiotics

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an antimicrobial chemical that inhibits or destroys bacteria

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what are the modes of action of antibiotics

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  • Inhibition of protein synthesis (ribosome)
  • Inhibition of nucleic acid synthesis (DNA)
  • Inhibition of cell wall synthesis
  • Disruption of cell membrane function
  • Blocking pathways and inhibiting metabolism (folic acid)
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Antivirals

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an antimicrobial chemical that inhibits the ability of viruses to replicate

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what are the four various target points of antivirals

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  1. Inhibit binding or attachment (‘entry blocking’ drugs)
  2. inhibit entry or penetration by blocking protein channels in the host cell membrane
  3. Inhibit transcription of the virus by blocking transcription factors to viral DNA
  4. Prevent the release of the newly assembled viruses from the cell membrane
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what are the five physical preventative measures

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  • Handwashing
  • Use filtered clean water and food
  • Sanitation
  • Sneeze and cough into elbow
  • Barriers (masks, mozzie nets)
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What are the steps involved in investigating a disease outbreak

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  • Confirm outbreak
  • Formulate case definition
  • Find cases
  • Trace contact
  • Identify index case
  • Gather and analyse info
  • Develop hypothesis
  • Test hypothesis (arrow going back and forth between these two)
  • Implement control measures

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