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Disease (Chain Of Infection) Flashcards

1
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Define health

A

A state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease

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2
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What is the impact of disease in a force?

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Manpower wastage

Unit mission failure

Waste of limited resources

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3
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What are the 2 categories of disease?

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Communicable

Non-communicable

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4
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What types of organisms can spread disease?

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Bacteria
Viruses
Parasites
Protozoa
Fungi
Helminths

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5
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What are examples of non-communicable diseases?

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Climatic injuries
Physical injuries
Dietary deficiencies/excesses
Cancers
Genetic disorders
Psychiatric disorders

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6
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What are the 5 sources of infection?

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Case
Contact
Corpse
Carrier
Convalescent

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7
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What are the routes of infection?

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Airborne
Ingestion
Contact
Arthropod

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How are airborne pathogens transmitted?

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Sneezing, coughing or talking

Heavy droplets
Medium droplets
Droplet nuclei - remain suspended

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9
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What are examples of airborne bacterial diseases?

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Whooping cough
Meningitis
Diphtheria
Pneumonia
Tuberculosis

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What are examples of airborne viral diseases?

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Chickenpox
Influenza
Measles
Mumps
Smallpox

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How do ingestion pathogens get into the body?

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Contaminated food
Contaminated water

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12
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What are the 3 main groups of ingestion pathogens?

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Bacterial food poisoning
Viral gastroenteritis
Parasitic infections

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What are examples of ingestion born diseases?

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Colera
Bacillary dysentry
Salmonella
E.Coli
Rotavieus
Norovirus
Giardia
Cryptosporidium

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What are the 2 modes of infection from an arthropod?

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Biological
Mechanical

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What are examples of biological arthropod diseases?

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Malaria
Leishmaniasis
Yellow fever
Sleeping sickness
Dengue fever

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16
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What are examples of mechanical arthropod diseases?

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Louise borne typhus
Many of the ingestion diseases

17
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What are the 2 modes of disease spread with contact diseases?

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Direct - contact with person or animal
Indirect - contact with inanimate object

18
Q

What are examples direct contact diseases

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STI’s
Scabies
Rabies
Q fever

19
Q

What are examples of indirect contact diseases

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Fungal skin infections
Impetigo
Gingivitis
Verruca

20
Q

How might waterborne disease enter the body?

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Bathing
Washing
Drinking
Food prep

21
Q

How do organisms contaminate food or water?

A

Inadequate waste disposal

Inadequate food chain controls

Poor food prep / storage

Untreated or contaminated drinking water

Pest

Poor personal hygiene

22
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What are the diseases of military importance?

A

WILDCATS GPC

Worms
Infectious hepatitis
Leptospirosis
Dysentry
Cholera
Amoebic dysentry
Typhoid
Schistosomiasis

Gastroenteritis
Polio
Crytpsporidium

23
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What causes food poisoning?

A

Chemical or biological toxins

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