Chapter 8: Epidemiology and Public Health

Question 1

study of disease

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epidemiology

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an infectious disease that can be transmitted from one person to another
- hindi basta bastang nakukuha

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communicable disease

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is a communicable disease that is EASILY transmitted from person to person.

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contagious disease

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diseases that humans acquire from animal sources

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zoonotic diseases or zoonoses

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number of new cases of that disease in a defined population during a specific time period

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incidence

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number of new cases of a particular disease that occurred during a specified time period per a specifically defined population

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morbidity rate

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number of cases of a disease existing in a given population during a specific time period (ex. during the yr 2010, eme eme disease)

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period prevalence

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number of cases of a disease existing in a given population at a particular moment in time (ex. right now)

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point prevalence

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the ratio of the number of people who died of a particular disease during a specified time period per a specified population

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mortality rate

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disease that occurs only occasionally within the population of a particular geographic area (ex. tetanus)

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sporadic disease

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disease that is always present within the population of a particular geographic area

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endemic disease

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disease that is greater than usual number of cases of a disease in a particular region usually within a short period of time (ex. dengue)

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epidemic disease

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disease that is occurring in epidemic proportions in MANY COUNTRIES SIMULTANEOUSLY (ex covid)

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pandemic

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six components in infectious disease process (chain of infection)

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pathogen 
reservoir (source of pathogen)
portal of exit
mode of transmission
portal of entry
susceptible host

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sources of microbes that cause infectious diseases

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reservoirs of infection/reservoirs

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human carrier na hindi alam na they are carrying disease na pala

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passive carriers

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human carrier na di pa visible yung symptoms (asymptomatic)

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incubatory carriers

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human carriers na pagaling na pero they still carry residue of virus/infection

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convalescent carriers

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human carrier that exhibits signs and symptoms

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active carriers

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When arthropods are involved in the transmission of infectious diseases, they are referred to as

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vectors

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inanimate objects capable of transmitting pathogens

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fomites

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A specialized agency of the United Nations founded in 1948

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WHO

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caused by drancunculus medineses (guinea worm)

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dracunculiasis

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A federal agency administered by the U.S whose mission is “to collaborate to create the expertise, information, and tools that people and communities need to protect their health …”

• nationally notifiable diseases must be reported here

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

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Microbes purposely used to harm others in wartime

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biological warfare (BW) agents

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Pathogens used to create fear, chaos, illness, and death in situations other than war

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bioterrorism agents

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two general types of water pollution

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chemical and bilogical pollution

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Largest waterborne epidemic in the United States

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1993 cryptosporidiosis epidemic in Milwaukee, Wisconsin

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The major steps in water treatment

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sedimentation
coagulation
filtration
chlorination