Disease Dilemas Flashcards
Non infectious :
Not communicable , can be easily spread by lifestyle choices, nutritional deficiencies, cancers. I
Non communicable:
Diseases cannot be passed between people.
Contagious:
Subset of infections diseases caused by direct/indirect contact between people
Non contagious:
A disease that can be spread by disease vectors such as mosquitoes and worms
Communicable:
A disease which can spread
Epidemic:
An outbreak of a disease that affects people many the same time in a restricted geographical location
Endemic:
A disease that exists permanently in a geographical area or population group
Infectious:
Spread by pathogens such as bacteria, viruses, parasites and fungi. Most but notable an be transferred from one person to another,
Pandemic:
An epidemic which spreads worldwide.
Relocation diffusion:
When a disease migrates from its origin to new areas (e.g. Cholera)
Hierarchical diffusion:
The spread of diseases from a large centre (e.g. Cities) to a small centre (e.g. Villages) for example HIVI
Expansion diffusion:
Has on origin source which spreads to neighbouring sources.(TB)
Contagious diffusion:
The diseases spread by direct contact with the carrier (e.g.Ebola)
Mixed diffusion:
A combination of the four main types of disease se diffusion, and is the case for most diseases
Network diffusion:
A disease that travels (inter)nationally, by train, boat, or plane for example
