Intro to Infectious Disease

Question 1

Epidemic

Answer 1

Sudden severe outbreak of a disease that spreads rapidly through the population

Question 2

Endemic

Answer 2

Constant presence of a disease or infectious agent (regularly found within a given geographic area at a low level)

Question 3

Sporadic

Answer 3

Disease that occur at irregular intervals or only in a few places; scattered or isolated.

Question 4

Pandemic

Answer 4

Epidemic becomes widespread and affects a whole region, a continent, or the entire world.

Question 5

What are the four methods of transmission of infectious disease?

Answer 5

water-borne
vector-borne
food borne
airborne

Question 6

Signs

Answer 6

Evidence of disease found or seen by doctors.

Question 7

Symptoms

Answer 7

Evidence of disease felt or explained by patient

Question 8

Reservoir

Answer 8

A place where potentially pathogenic microorganisms can survive and may be transferred onto patients / natural habitat.

Question 9

Opportunistic infections

Answer 9

Infections that occur more often / more severe in people with weakened immune systems