Lec 02 Control of Communicable Diseases

Question 1

An illness that arises from an infectious agent or its toxic product from an infected person, animal or reservoir.

Answer 1

Communicable disease (duh)

Question 2

The epidemiologic triangle involves:

Answer 2

Agent, host, environment

Question 3

disease that occurs occasionally in a population at irregular intervals

Answer 3

sporadic disease

Question 4

disease continually present in a population at a steady level

Answer 4

endemic disease

Question 5

a slight increase in the level of disease over endemic level

Answer 5

outbreak

Question 6

disease acquired by many hosts in a given area in a short time with sudden increase of morbidity

Answer 6

epidemic disease

Question 7

worldwide epidemic

Answer 7

pandemic disease

Question 8

Law on reporting of notifiable diseases

Answer 8

R.A. 3573

Question 9

Mode of transmission. Requires close association. Portal of entry same as exit.

Answer 9

Direct

Question 10

Mode of transmission. One person to another through intermediates. Portal of entry same as portal of exit.

Answer 10

Indirect

Question 11

Epidemic type. Single source characterized by sudden increase in case numbers.

Answer 11

Common-source

Question 12

Epidemic type. Multiple possible sources and characterized by prolonged but slower rise in case numbers

Answer 12

host-to-host epidemic (hoes to hoes epidemic #alamna)