Lecture 6 Flashcards
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Stages of disease outbreak
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- outbreak
- epidemic
- pandemic
- endemic
2
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outbreaks
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a sudden increase in a number of cases beyond what is normally expected. usually in a limited geographic area
3
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epidemic
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a sudden increase of cases of a disease than typically expected.occurs over a wider geographic are. affects large number of people
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Pandemic
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an epidemic that has spread across international borders. large number of people affected and at-risk
5
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Monkeypox
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large (360nm) virus of the poxivirdae family
same genus as smallpox
transmission: person-person, animal-human, respiratory
symptoms: fever, malarise, rash, swollen glands
