Classification

Question 1

Define epidemiology

Answer 1

How, where and why disease occur

And how they are controlled

Question 2

What are the major causes of non communicable disease?

Answer 2

Nutrition
Lifestyle
Genetic Inheritance

Question 3

What two diseases cause 2/3 of all premature deaths in UK?

Answer 3

CVD

Cancer

Question 4

Define zootonic disease and give an example:

Answer 4

Transmitted from animals to humans

Rabies

Question 5

Define endemic:

Answer 5

Exists permanently within an area/population

Question 6

Define epidemic and give an example:

Answer 6

Disease outbreak that attacks many people at the same time

Ebola - March 2014

Question 7

Define pandemic and give an example:

Answer 7

Global epidemic

Black Death - 14th century

Question 8

Define infectious disease:

Answer 8

Spread by pathogens (bacteria/virus)

Transmitted from person to person

Question 9

Define non infectious disease:

Answer 9

Not communicable

Question 10

Define communicable disease:

Answer 10

Infectious disease that spread from person to person but do not require quarantine

Question 11

Define non communicable disease:

Answer 11

Not spread from person to person

Causes relate to lifestyle etc..

Question 12

Define contagious disease:

Answer 12

Infectious disease easily spread through direct or indirect contact between people (typhoid/Ebola)

Question 13

Define non contagious disease:

Answer 13

Cannot be spread through contact