HEALTH 2ND QTR Flashcards
What is the stage of infection wherein the pathogen
begins to decline until it’s complete elimination?
decline
What is the state of being diseased or unhealthy?
morbidity
What is the stage of infection wherein signs and
symptoms of the infection will appear?
prodrome
What is the state that refers to death?
mortality
What is the most common communicable disease in the
Philippines?
respiratory infections
What is the most common vectors of disease?
mosquito
What is the disease that can be transmitted from person
to person either directly or indirectly?
communicable diseases
What is the living organism that transmits infectious
diseases between humans or from animals to humans?
vector
What is the stage of infection wherein no symptoms will
manifest yet?
incubation period
What is the stage of infection wherein a person
anticipates sickness?
prodrome