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Epidemiology WK4 L2 Flashcards

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WHAT IS EPIDEMIOLOGY?

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THE STUDY OF OCCURRENCE, SPREAD & CONTROL OF DIEASES?

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WHAT DOES EPIDEMIOLOGY STAND FOR?

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WHAT IS A COMMUNICABALE DISEASE?

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AN INFECTIOUS DISEASE THE CAN BE SPREAD BETWEEN PERSONS

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WHAT IS A CONTAGIOUS DISEASE?

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AN INFECTIOUS DISEASE THE IS EASILY SPREAD BETWEEN PERSONS

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WHAT IS A ZOONOTIC DISEASE?

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AN INFECTIOUS DISEASE SPREAD BETWEEN PERSONS AND ANIMALS

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WHO ARE IMPORTANT CARRIERS OF ZOONOTIC DISEASES?

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BIRDS - RODENTS - DOGS - CATS - CATTLE - MOSQUITOES

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WHAT IS THE INCIDENCE OF DISEASE?

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HOW MANY CASES THERE ARE

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WHAT IS THE MORBIDITY RATE OF DISEASE?

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HOW MANY CASES PER POPULATION

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WHAT IS THE MORTALITY RATE OF DISEASE?

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HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE DIED

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WHAT IS SPORADIC DISEASE?

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DISEASES OCCURING ONLY OCCASIONALLY WITHIN A SPECIFIC GEOGRAPHIC AREA

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WHAT IS ENDEMIC?

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DISEASES ALWAYS PRESENT AT SOME LEVEL WITHIN THE POPULATION WITHIN A SPECIFIC GEOGRAPHIC AREA

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WHAT IS EPIDEMIC?

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DISEASES OCCURING IN GREATER THAN NORMAL CASES WITHIN A SPECIFIC GEOGRAPHICAL REGION - LASTS HORT AMOUNT OF TIME

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WHAT IS PANDEMIC?

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DISEASES OCCURING IN EPIDEMIC PROPORTIONS IN MANY COUNTRIES AT THE SAME TIME - OCCASIONALLY WORLD WIDE

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WHAT IS THE CHAIN OF INFECTION?

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A SET OF CONDITIONS THAT HAVE BEEN MET TO SPREAD INFECTION.

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WHAT COMPONENTS MAKE UP THE CHAIN OF INFECTION?

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AGENT - RESERVIOUR - PORTAL OF EXIT - MODE OF TRANSMISSION - PORTAL OF ENTRY - SUSCEPTIBLE HOST

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WHAT IS THE AGENT?

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BACTERIA - VIRUSES - PARASITES

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WHAT IS THE RESERVIOUR?

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PEOPLE - ANIMALS - FOOD - SOIL - WATER - FOMITES

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WHAT IS THE PORTAL OF EXIT?

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VOMIT - SALIVA - BLOOD - EXCREMENT

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WHAT ARE MODES OF TRANSMISSION?

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DIRECT CONTACT - DROPLET - AIRBOURNE - VEHICULAR - VECTOR (BITING/INJECTING ANIMLAS)

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WHAT IS THE PORTAL OF ENTRY?

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EYES - MOUTH - BREAKS IN SKIN

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WHO ARE SUSCEPTIBLE HOSTS?

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BABIES - CHILDREN - ELDERLY - IMMUNOCOMPROMISED - UNVACCINATED - ANYONE

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WHAT ARE HEALTHCARE-ASSOCIATED INFECTIONS?

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AQUIRED WITHIN HOSPITALS WITHING 48 HRS OR MORE AFTER ADMISSION

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WHAT ARE THE TYPES OF HEALTHCARE-ASSOCIATED INFECTIONS?

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SURGICAL SITE INFECTIONS
CENTRA LINE ASSOCIATED INFECTIONS
CATHETER ASSOCIATED UTI

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HAT ARE COMMUNITY-ACQUIRED INFECTIONS?

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INFECTIONS ACQUIRED OUTSIDE OF HEALTHCARE FACILITY

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