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EXAM 3 Flashcards

1
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Inanimate items that may harbor microbes and aid in their transmission

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Fomites

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2
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What is biological safety level one for laboratories

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Microbes are not known to cause disease in healthy host and pose minimal risks to workers and the environment

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3
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What is Biological safety level 2

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microbes are typically indigenous and are associated with diseases varying severity
they pose moderate risk to workers and the environment

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4
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What is Biological safety level 3

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Microbes are indigenous or exotic and cause serious or potentially lethal diseased through respiratory transmission

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5
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What is Biological safety level 4

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Microbes are dangerous and extoic posing a high risk of aerosol transmitted infections
which are frequently fatal w/o treatment or vaccines

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6
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uses antimicrobial chemicals safe enough for living tissues

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antisepsis

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7
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complete removal or killing of all vegatative cells endospores and viruses

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sterilizations

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8
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Clostridium botulinum are killed through ______ _____ protocals

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commercial sterilization

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9
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the act of handwashing is an example of

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degerming

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10
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wiping the skin with an alcohol wipe is another example of

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degerming

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11
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the term _____ refers to the cleansing of fomites to remove enough microbes to achieve levels deemed safe for public health

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sanitization

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12
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_____ is considered the most effective method of sterilization

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autoclave

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13
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Those that inhibit microbial growth are indicated by the suffixes

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stat or static

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14
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Autoclaves are _____ C or ins some cases _____ C

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121
132

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15
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Autoclaves are typically at a pressure of ____ to ____ pounds per square inch (psi) for _____ min

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15- 20 psi
20 min

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16
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_______ is used to kill pathogens and reduce the number of microbes that cause food spoilage

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pasteurization

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17
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_____ slows microbial growth

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Refrigeration

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18
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Laboratory and medical specimens may be frozen on dry ice or at ultra low temps ( ____ ) C for storage and transport

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-70

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19
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including x rays and gamma radiation is an effective way to sterilize heat sensitive and packaged materials

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ionizing radiation

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20
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like ultraviolet is unable to penetrate surfaces but is useful for surface disinfection

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nonionizing radiation

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21
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_____ are stable long acting disinfectants that denature proteins and disrupt membranes

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Phenolics (lysol)

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22
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____ are commonly used antiseptics that act by denaturing proteins and disrupting membranes
used at concentrations of 70%

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Alcohols

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23
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_____ _____ is a gas sterilant that can penetrate heat sensitive packaged materials but it is also explosive and carcinogenic

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Ethylene oxide

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24
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____ _____ are added to a variety of foods

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chemical preservatives

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25
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_______ acid
_______ acid
________ acid
reduce intracellular pH

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sorbic
benzoic
propionic

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26
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The discovery of the natural antibiotic by ______ _____ in _____

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Alexander Fleming
1928

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27
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Alexander Fleming observed that penicillin inhibited _____ growth

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staphylococcal

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28
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Antimicrobial drugs can be _______ or________ and these characteristics are important when selecting the appropriate drugs.

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bacteriostatic (inhibit growth)

bactericidal (kill bacteria)

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29
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Life threatening infections such as acute ______ require the use of a bactericidal drug

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Endocarditis

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30
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The use of ____ _____ antimicrobial drugs is preferred in many cases to avoid superinfection and the development of antimicrobial resistance.

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narrow spectrum

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31
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B lactams includes

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penicillins
cephalosporins
monobactams
carbapenems

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32
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B lactams are characterized by the presence of a b lactam _____ found within the central structure of the drug.

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rings

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33
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because _____ _____ ___ are eukaryotic organisms like human cells, it is more challenging to develop antimicrobial drugs that specifically target them

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fungi
protozoans
helminths

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34
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It is hard to target viruses because human viruses

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replicate inside of human cells

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35
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HIV is typically treated with a combination of several antiretroviral drugs which may include _____ ______ ______ and drugs that interfere with viral binding and fusion to initiate infection

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reverse transcriptase inhibitors
protease inhibitors
integrase inhibitors

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36
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Antimicrobial resistance is on the rise and is the result of

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-selection of drug resistant strains
-overuse and misuse of antibacterials
-use of subtheraputic doses of antibacterial drugs
-poor patient compliance with drug therapies

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37
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common modes of antimicrobial drug resistance include

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drug modification or inactivation

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38
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Our greatest concerns are _________ and cross resistance

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multi-drug resistant microbes (MDR’s)

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39
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MDR’s are also known as

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superbugs

40
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Superbugs discussed have been dubbed the ESKAPE pathogens

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Enterocccus faecium
Staphylococcus aureus
Klebsiella pneumoniae
Acinetobacter baumannii
Pseudomonas aerugionosa
Enterobacter spp

41
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________ are useful for monitoring local trends in antimicrobial resistance susceptibility and for directing appropriate selection of empiric antibacterial therapy

A

Antibiograms

42
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_____ of a disease are objective and measured

A

signs

43
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______ are subjective and are reported by the patient

A

symptoms

44
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_____ _____ are contracted in hospital setting,

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nosocomial diseases

45
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________ _______ are the direct result of a medical procedure

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nosocomial diseases

46
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______ due to genetics and environment

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noninfectious

47
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______ due to pathogens

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infectious

48
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some infectious diseases are ______ transmissible between individuals

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communicable

49
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other infectious diseases are _________ not spread from one person to another

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noncommunicable

50
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The periods of diseases include

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Incubation period
Prodromal period
Period of illness
Period of decline
Period of convalescence

51
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_______ period of disease occurs in an acute disease after the initial entry of the pathogen into the host

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incubation

52
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______ period of disease: the pathogen continues to multiply and the host begins to experience general signs and symptoms of illness

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prodromal

53
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period of _______: during which the signs and symptoms of disease are most obvious and severe

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illness

54
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period of _____ : during which the number of pathogen particles begins to decrease

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decline

55
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period of ______ : the patient generally returns to normal functions although some diseases may inflict permanent damage that the body cannot fully repair

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convalescence

56
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the ability of a microbial agent to cause disease is called _______

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pathogenicity

57
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the degree to which an organism is pathogenic is called

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virulence

58
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5 stages of pathogensis

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Exposure
Adhesion
Invasion
Infection
Transmission

59
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Pathogens can enter through a breach in the protective barrier of the skin and mucous membranes are said to enter by the ______ route

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parenteral

60
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Breaks in the skin such as

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wounds
insect bites
animal bites
needle pricks

61
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In pregnant women due to the placenta few pathogens are capable of crossing the

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blood placental barrier

62
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An example of a gram positive bacterium which causes foodborne disease is one example that poses a serious risk to the fetus is

A

Listeria Monocytogens

63
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_____ classified as depending on the extent to which the pathogen spreads in the body

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Infection

64
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_______ confined to a small area of the body typically near the portal of entry

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local

65
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_____ a localized pathogen or the toxins it produces can spread to a secondary location

A

Focal

66
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______ infection becomes disseminated throughout the body

A

systemic

67
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______ leave through portals of exit

A

transmission

68
Q

Bacterial toxins include

A

Endotoxin
Exotoxins

69
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______ : a lipid A component of the LPS of the gram negative cell envelope

A

Endotoxin

70
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______ : proteins secreted mainly by gram positive bacteria but also are secreted by some gram negative bacteria

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Exotoxins

71
Q

_______ trigger an excessive nonspecific stimulation of immune cells to secrete cytokines (chemical messengers)

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Superantigens

72
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The excessive production of cytokines often called a ______ ______

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cytokine storm

73
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Cytokine storms elicit a strong immune and inflammatory response that can cause life threatening

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high fevers
low bp
multi organ failure
shock
death

74
Q

_____ _____ bacterial pathogens may evade the host immune response by producing capsules to avoid phagocytosis

A

immune evasion

75
Q

Capsules help to avoid phagocytosis surviving the intracellular environment of phagocytes degrading antibodies or through

A

antigenic variation

76
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_____ _____ produces a waxy substance known as mycolic acid in its envelope

A

Mycobacterium tuberculosis

77
Q

Influenza viruses use both _____ ____ and _____ _____ to avoid being recognized by the immune system

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antigenic drift (minor changes)

antigenic shift (major changes)

78
Q

_______ concerns the geographical distribution and timing of infectious disease occurrences and how they are transmitted and maintained in nature, with the goal of controlling outbreaks

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epidemiology

79
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______ : the study of the causes of disease and investigation of disease transmission

A

etiology

80
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_____ is the number of new cases (morbidity or mortality) during a specified time period

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incidence

81
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____ is the total number of affected in the population again usually expressed as a proportion

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prevalence

82
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Patterns of incidence includ

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Sporadic diseases
Endemic diseases
Epidemic diseases
Pandemic diseases

83
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______ diseases only occur rarely and largely without geographic focus

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sporadic

84
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_____ diseases occur at a constant and often low level within a population

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endemic

85
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_____ diseases larger than expected number of cases occurs in a short time w in a geographic region

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Epidemic

86
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_____ diseases occur when an outbreak occurs on a world wide scale

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pandemic

87
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Types of epidemiology include

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Descriptive
Retrospective
Prospective
Analytical
Experimental

88
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____________ epidemiology: studies rely on case analysis and patient histories to gain information about outbreaks frequently while they are still occuring

A

Descriptive

89
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_____ epidemiology: studies use historical data to identify associations w the disease state of present cases

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Retrospective

90
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_______ epidemiology: studies gather data and follow cases to find associations with future disease states

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Prospective

91
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________ epidemiology: studies are observational studies that are carefully designed to compare groups and uncover associations between environmental or genetic factors and disease

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Analytical

92
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______ epidemiology: studies generate strong evidence of causation in disease or treatment by manipulating subjects and comparing them with control subjects

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Experimental

93
Q

_______ transmission can be direct or indirect through physical contact with either an infected host or contact with a fomite that host has made contact with previously

A

Contact

94
Q

____ transmission occurs when soil water or air carries an infectious agent to a new host

A

Vehicle

95
Q

_______ transmission occurs when living organism carries an infectious agent on its body (mechanical) or as an infection host itself (biological) to a new host

A

Vector

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