group 3 Flashcards
Example of non-infectious disease is
Cancer diabetes congestive heart failure and Alzheimer’s disease
Example of infectious disease is
flu measles HIV strep throat COVID-19 and salmonella
It is the study of how disease is distributed in populations
Epidemiology
It is the product of an interaction of the human host and adventurous disease or other type of agent and the environment that promotes exposure
Epidemiologic triad
A mode of transmission that occurs when the pathogen is transmitted directly from an infected person
Direct transmission
Mode of transmission when the pathogens are not transmitted directly from the infected person but factors such as flies mosquitoes takes dogs
Indirect transmission
This refers to the frequency and distribution of a particular health condition or illness
disease occurrence
Defined as the habitual presence of a disease within a given geographic area
Endemic
Example of endemic
Malaria and dengue
Defined as the occurrence in a community or region
Epidemic
Example of epidemic
ebola virus
Refers to a worldwide epidemic
Pandemic
Example of pandemic
COVID-19
If an outbreak occurs in a group of people who have eaten the food it is called
Common vehicle exposure
Refers to something that occurs in frequently and unpredictably with no consistent pattern or regularity
Sporadic
