Key Words Epidemiology Flashcards by ryan seed

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Mortality

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Incident of death

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Morbidity

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Incidence of disease

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Prevalence

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%of diseased in a given time

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Incidence

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new cases / time

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Endemic

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Constantly present

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Epidemic

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Increasing number in population at one time

Dependent of FIP

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Pandemic

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Worldwide spread

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Outbreak

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Cases observed / time period

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Carriers

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Symptomless but carry

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Convalescent

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End of disease progression

Recovery from illness

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Agent

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Cause of the disease

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Infectivity

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Capacity to cause infection

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Pathogenicity

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Capacity to cause disease

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Axenic state

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Free of microorganisms

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Biofilms

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Polysacc / glycoproteins / protection / SIDEROPHORE production / Quorum sensing

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Active Spread

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Step. pyogenes

Haemolysins —> RBC drops Fe3+

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Passive spread

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Crossed epithelial barriers

Goes to filtration system via LYMPH

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Likelihood of epidemic

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F -number of susceptible individuals

I- infectivity of disease

P-population density

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Anergy

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Lack of an immune response to foreign substances