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epidemiology of infectious diseases Flashcards

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what is an infectious disease

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is a disease caused by an infectious agent/organism such as bacteria, fungi or parasites

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what is epidemiology?

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  • is the study of disease in populations & includes investigating factors that determine the occurrence of disease
  • involves studying patterns & causes of diseases in populations
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what is infectious disease epidemiology?

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  • is the application of epidemiology principles & methods to the study of infectious diseases in groups of animals
  • important for determining control measures to reduce & prevent disease in animals
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when does infection occur?

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  • occurs when an infectious agent gains entry & multiplies within a living host
  • an animal can be infected but show no signs of disease
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define clinical disease

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  • when a susceptible animal has detectable symptoms
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define subclinical disease

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  • no detectable symptoms in patient

- need further tests to detect

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what does the natural history of a disease refer to?

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  • refers to the progression of a disease in an individual over time in the absence of treatment
  • epidemiologists want to identify the important factors affecting natural history in order to identify possible methods of prevention & control
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define agent aș a determinant of disease

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  • refers to the infectious pathogen
  • biological properties of infectious agents (infectivity, pathogenicity, virulence) are important contributors to an agent’s ability to cause disease
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define virulence, pathogenicity & virulence

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  • virulence = % of susceptible individuals exposed to a particular agent who become infected
  • pathogenicity = % of infected individuals who develop clinical disease due to a particular agent
  • virulence = % of individuals with clinical disease who become seriously ill or die
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define gradient of infection

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  • is the variety of responses an animal can have after exposure to an infectious agent
  • exposure to infectious disease can lead to: no infection, clinical disease, subclinical disease or carrier
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what are the potential outcomes of infection?

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  • death
  • carrier
  • recovery
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define stability/survival

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  • is the length of time that an infectious agent can remain infective outside its natural host
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define latent period

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is the time between infection to the onset of shedding of infectious agent

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define incubation period

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  • is the time between infection to the development of clinical signs
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how could an infected animal be spreading agent whilst still appearing healthy?

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  • when the infectious agent has a latent period that is shorter than the incubation period
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define host as a determinant of disease?

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  • host is the animal capable of being infected with agent & supporting replication/development of agent
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what are key host determinants for disease?

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  • genotype, age, sex, breed, immunological state, nutritional status, behaviour
  • some infectious agents have a narrow host range (high host specificity)
  • some have a broad host range
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what are key environmental determinants of disease?

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  • weather, geographic location, topography, water system, flood, vector distribution & husbandry factors
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how could changes in weather conditions produce patterns of disease occurrence?

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  • may change disease risk by affecting survival & spread of the infectious agent or by changing health & susceptibility to infection of hosts
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what is the ecology of disease?

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  • is the study & understanding of the complex interactions between infectious agents, hosts & their environment &
  • how these interactions effect occurrence & impact
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communicable disease vs non-communicable disease

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communicable disease

  • a disease that can be spread, directly or indirectly from one individual to another
  • agent needs to make contact with host for infection to be transmitted

non-communicable disease
- a disease that is not transmissible from the infected host to another

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define primary (natural/maintenance) host?

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host that maintains infection in endemic area & is responsible for ensuring long-term survival of infectious agent

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define reservoir host

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  • is the host the infectious agent normally lives & multiplies
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define definitive host

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host in which parasite reaches maturity & sexually reproduces

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intermediate host

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  • development & sometimes asexual reproduction occurs
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define paratenic host

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  • no development of parasite, only mechanical transfer can occur
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define amplifer host

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  • amplifies the amount of agent, often associated with host population dynamics
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define accidental/incidental host

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  • does not transmit infection
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define superspreader

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  • disproportionally infects more secondary contacts than other hosts
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define link host

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  • host that forms a link between 2 other host species eg horses between bats & humans with Hendra virus
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describe the alimentary tract (mouth to anus) as a route of infection

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  • infection via the mouth is a common route of entry & many infectious agents are excreted in waste which can contaminate feed & water
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describe the urogenital tract as a route of infection

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  • urogenital tract contains common portals of entry/exit for infectious agents & includes mammary glands & during birthing
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describe the respiratory tract as a route of infection

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pathogens in respiratory tract may be shed during breathing, coughing or sneezing

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describe the skin & cornea/conjunctiva as routes of infection

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  • some infectious agents selectively target skin or cornea and can penetrate through
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what is vertical transmission?

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  • occurs between generations

- when parent transmits infectious agent to offspring in utero or after birth via colostrum or milk

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what is direct horizontal transmission?

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  • is transmission between animals by physical contact, close proximity or in contact with discharges
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what is indirect horizontal transmission?

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  • transmission between animals mediated though a vector or a fomite
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what is airborne transmission?

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  • transmission of an infectious agent in the air

- spores of some infectious agents can be inhaled in air

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define maintenance of infection?

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  • is how an infectious agent can continue to maintain existence over a long period of time

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  • infected host can pass an agent to external environment or a vector which then infects host
  • or infected host can directly infect host
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name 5 maintenance strategies infectious agents can use to maintain its existence

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  • persistence in the host
  • extension of host range
  • avoid a stage in external environment
  • development of resistant forms
  • rapidly in & rapidly out of host
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list the 4 strategies that allow persistence of an infectious agent in the host

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  1. immunosuppression or immunotolerance of host immune response to increase likelihood of agent surviving within the host
  2. antigenic variation
  3. localise to immunologically privileged sites where host immune system is unable to operate
  4. persist in arthropod vectors for long periods
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how does the host use rapidly in & rapidly out as a maintenance strategy?

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  • based on speed from initiation to shedding of infectious agent
  • aim is to complete infection, replication & shedding before host can either mount an effective immune response or die
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what does the chain of infection refer to?

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  • refers to the way in which infectious agents exist & spread from one host to another
  • a spread of infection can be described as a chain of interconnected steps
  • a managed response to an outbreak aims to break chain of infection to stop further spread
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what are the 4 basic strategies for disease control?

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  1. detecting the agent (surveillance, tracing)
  2. reducing the number of infected hosts (treating, quarantining or culling sick animals)
  3. increasing resistance of susceptible hosts (vaccinate, breeding resistance)
  4. reducing contact between infectious & susceptible hosts (biosecurity, disinfection)

EOS Principles of diseases (12 decks)

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