group 1 Flashcards

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Series of events that occur because of the interaction between an infectious agent I host and their environment

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Chain of infection

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This includes bacteria viruses fungi and parasites

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Infectious agents or pathogens

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This is the ability to produce disease

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pathogenicity

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this is the ability to spread

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Transmissibility

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This is an object or service that is capable of transmitting diseases and infectious agents referred to as passive vectors

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fomite

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It does not show signs or symptoms of infection or illness does disease can you spread unknowingly

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A symptomatic or passive carriers

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This transmit infectious agents before they experience symptoms of infection themselves

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incubatory carriers

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These are who have experience illness and are still able to transmit it to others

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Convalescent carriers

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These are capable of transmitting infection to others for months or years after they first become infected

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Chronic carriers

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They are less likely to spread disease as they are aware of the risk they post to other people

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Symptomatic carriers

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This is where the infectious agent leaves gross and proliferates

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Reservoir

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This transmission from animal to person

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Zoonosis

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It refers to the path through which an infectious agent leaves I host

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Portal of exit

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It refers to how an infectious agent can be transferred from one person, object, or animal to another

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Mode of transmission

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Factors that lower the risk of infection

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The skin, mucosal membranes, gastric acidity, cough reflexes, non-specific immune responses

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Increases risk of infection can be caused by

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Malnutrition, alcoholism, a disease that lowers the immune system and therapy that impairs immune responses

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The person or animal infected by the pathogen

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It is a type of host where a person or animal infected with the adult or sexual form of the pathogen

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Definitive host

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Type of post that animal or person infected by a larval or a sexual form of the pathogen

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Intermediate host

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Occurs when a droplet from coughing is missing or talking carry the pathogen to the host body

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Droplet transmission

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Contact between mucous membrane is required for entry of the pathogen into the new host

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Horizontal direct contact transmission

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Examples of droplet transmission

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Strep throat Covid nine teen influenza and the common cold

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A mode of transmission allows a pot to gently spread to I host through suspended air particles, fall mites or vectors

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In direct contact

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Dust and fine particles known as

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It is a type of Maine portal of exit by vomiting diarrhea
Alimentary
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Portal of exit in sexual contact
genitourinary
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Portal of exit of coughing sneezing or talking
Respiratory
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Portal of exit of open wounds
Skin
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Direct contact can be categorized as
Vertical, horizontal or droplet transmission
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Occurs when pathogens are transmitted from mother to child during pregnancy but are breast-feeding
Vertical direct contact transmission
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Ochers when pathogens are transmitted from mother to child during pregnancy Bert are breast-feeding
Vertical direct contact transmission
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Refers to the transmission of pathogens through vehicles such as water food and air
Vehicle transmission