Epidemiology

Question 1

Epidemiology is the study of:

Answer 1

Cause, incidents, source, method of transmission and distribution of disease in a population.

Question 2

Why are epidemiology studies and reports so important?

Answer 2

They are important in developing programs to aid control and prevention of diseases.

Question 3

Subclinical or asymptomatic

Answer 3

The animal is infected but no clinical signs develop

Question 4

Clinical signs or symptomatic

Answer 4

Animal is infected and shows a variety of clinical signs of the disease

Question 5

Morbidity

Answer 5

And illness or abnormal condition/diseased/unhealthy

Question 6

Mortality

Answer 6

Death/death rate

Question 7

Endemic

Answer 7

Disease that is found at a fairly constant, low incidence rate in a population.

Question 8

Epidemic

Answer 8

Occurrence of more cases of the disease then would normally be expected in a population: an increase in cases

Question 9

Pandemic

Answer 9

Epidemics that spread to several countries/new continents, which affect large number of animals/people.