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LESSON 15 part 1 Flashcards

1
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Illnesses caused by an infectious agent or its toxic products that is transmitted directly or indirectly to a person, animal, etc.

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Communicable Diseases

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2
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It is transmitted by direct physical contact

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Contagion

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3
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It is transmitted indirectly through contaminated food, body fluids, objects, airborne inhalation or through vector organisms

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Infectious Disease

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4
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What is the TOP 1 cause of morbidity in the philippines

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Acute Respiratory Infection

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5
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What is the TOP 10 cause of morbidity in the philippines

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Injuries

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6
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‘Three Major Components’ of the Epidemiologic Triangle

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Agent
Host
Environment

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7
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Organism involved in the development of the disease

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Agent

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8
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It must be present for an infection to occur

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Agent

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Examples of this are bacteria, viruses, protozoa, helmiths, etc.

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Agent

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10
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Organism that HARBORS and provides nutrition for the agent

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Host

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11
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Most often the host of infectious organisms

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Humans

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12
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Conditions in which the agent may exist, survive, or originate

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Environment

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13
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Environment comprises of the following elements:

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Physical
Biological
Socioeconomic

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14
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It is any organism capable of producing disease

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Causative Agent

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15
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It is the habitat in which the agent normally lives, grows, and multiplies

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Reservoir

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16
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A person with inapparent infection who is ‘capable of transmitting the pathogen to others’

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Carrier

17
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Those who never experience symptoms despite being infected

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Asymptomatic or passive carriers

18
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Those who can transmit the agent during the incubation period before clinical illness begins

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Incubatory carrier

19
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Those who have recovered from their illness but remain capable of transmitting to others

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Convalescent Carriers

20
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Those who continue to harbor a pathogen such as hepatitis B virus or salmonella typhi

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Chronic Carriers

21
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The causative agent of typhoid fever

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Salmonella Typhi

22
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Person who are aware of their illness

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Symptomatic Persons

23
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Refers to an infectious disease that is transmissible under natural conditions from vertebrate animals to humans

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Zoonosis

24
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The path by which a pathogen leaves its host

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Portal of Exit

25
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Usually corresponds to the site where the pathogen is localized

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Portal of Exit

26
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An infectious agent may be transmitted from its natural reservoir to a susceptible host in different ways

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Mode of Transmission

27
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A contact that occurs through skin-to-skin contact, kissing, and sexual intercourse

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Direct contact

28
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Also refers to the contact with the soil or vegetation harboring infectious organisms

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Direct contact

29
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It is known as the KISSING DISEASE

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Mononucleosis

30
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It refers to SPRAY with relatively large, short-range aerosols produced by sneezing, coughing, or even talking

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Droplet Spread

31
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It occurs when infectious agents are are carried by DUST OR DROPLET NUCLEI SUSPENDED IN THE AIR

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Airborne

32
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It may indirectly transmit an infectious agent include food, water, biologic products, and fomites

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Vehicle borne

33
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A term for inanimate objects such as handkerchiefs, bedding, or surgical scalpels

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Fomites

34
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Such as mosquitoes, fleas, and ticks may carry an infectious agent

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Vectors

35
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Refers to the way a pathogen enters a susceptible host

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Portal of Entry

36
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The FINAL LINK in the chain of infection

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Host

37
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Refers to protective antibodies that are directed against a specific agent

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Specific Immunity

38
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Correct order of the chain of infection

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Infectious Agent
Reservoir
Portal of Exit
Mode of Transmission
Portal of Entry
Susceptible Host

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