Micro: Trends in Infectious Disease

Question 1

Reportable condition

Answer 1

Where every case must be reported at the state level

Question 2

Notifiable condition

Answer 2

Where data must be forwarded to the CDC

Question 3

Incidence

Answer 3

Newly diagnosed cases per 100,000 population. Reported by CDC

Question 4

Prevalence

Answer 4

Numbers of EXISTING cases per 100,000 population. Not reported by CDC.

Question 5

SARS

Answer 5

2003. Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome.
      - started in China, spread to Hong Kong, Taiwan, Canada.
      - attributed to civet, coronavirus that mutated to humans

Question 6

Swine flu

Answer 6

2009. H1N1.

- started in Mexico, spread worldwide. Attributed to triple-recombination between human and animal influenza viruses.

Question 7

MERS

Answer 7

2012-2014. Middle East Respiratory Syndrome.

- started in Saudi Arabia, spread to neighboring countries. Attributed to a coronavirus that appeared in humans in 2011

Question 8

Ebola

Answer 8

2014-2015. Sudden resurgence of Hemorrhagic fever in West Africa. Transmitted by bodily fluids.

Question 9

Conditions with unknown etiology that MAY be due to infectious agents

Answer 9

Alzheimer’s
Multiple Sclerosis
T2DM