M5. The ENVIRONMENTAL factors of disease. Flashcards
1
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sum total of an organism’s external surrounding conditions and influences that affect its life and development
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Environment
2
Q
examples of environmental factors:
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- physical environment
- climate
- geography & location
- biologic environment
- socio-economic environment
3
Q
seasonal distribution
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climate
4
Q
plants, animals, fellow human beings
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biologic environment
5
Q
True or False.
Environment enhance or diminish survival of agent.
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True
6
Q
serve to bring agent and host into contact
KUPIDO ng agent and host T^T.
Mr. Kupido~
Ako nama’y tulungan mo~
Ba’t hindi panain~
Ang kanyang damdamin~
at nang ako ay mapansin~
SHEMAY XD.
A
Environment
7
Q
reservoir that fosters the survival of infectious disease agent
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Environment
8
Q
- living organism or inanimate matter in which an infectious agent normally lives and multiplies
- the agent depends primarily for survival and reproduces itself in such manner that it can be transmitted to a susceptible host
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Reservoir
9
Q
Reservoir of infection?
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- Physical environment
- Animals or insects
- Human beings [main reservoirs]
