Introduction to Infectious Diseases Flashcards
Definition of a reservoir for infection
Any person, animal, plant, soil or substance in which aninfectious agent normally lives and multiplies
Definition of a zoonosis
A disease transmitted from animal to human
eg Rabies virus
Definition of a human restricted pathogen
Pathogens to not have an animal or environmental reservoir and exist in humans only
eg Measles
Definition of latency
The ability for a pathogen to lie dormant within the body
eg latent TB
Definition of a nosocomial infection
Means acquired in hospital
Definition of a vector
Living organisms that can transmit infection
eg mosquitos
Definition of a fomite
Objects or materials which are likely to carry infection, such as clothes, utensils, and furniture.
What disease(s) can be transmitted by the Anopheles mosquito?
Malaria
What disease(s) can be transmitted by the Aedes aegypti mosquito?
Dengue
Yellow fever
Easter Equine Encephalitis
Zika
What disease(s) can be transmitted by the Culex mosquito?
Filariasis
West Nile virus
What disease(s) can be transmitted by the Deer fly?
Loa loa
What disease(s) can be transmitted by the Black fly?
River blindness (onchocerciasis)
What disease(s) can be transmitted by the Triatome bug?
Chaga’s disease
What disease(s) can be transmitted by the freshwater snails?
Schistosomiasis
Definition of the incubation period
The time taken from exposure to the development of disease
