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Study of determinants and distribution of health, disease and injuries in human populations
Specialized form of scientific research providing health care workers with a body of knowledge on which to base practice

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epidemiology

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what are the 2 types of epidemiology?

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descriptive
analytical

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health outcomes

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descriptive epidemiology

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origins or cause

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analytical epidemiology

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what is the purpose of epidemiology?

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To discover casual relationships to understand why conditions develop and offer prevention and protection

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The tracking and forecasting of any health event or health determinant through the collection of data; its integration, analysis, and interpretation into surveillance products; and the dissemination of those surveillance products to those who need to know

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health surveillance

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The occurrence of disease in a population

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morbidity

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The number of deaths due to that disease in population

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mortality

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A type of ratio that shows the relationship between the total number and the frequency of occurrence in the case of a particular health event
The denominator must include the numerator

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proportion

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A measure of the frequency of a health event in a defined population during a specified period
The basic measure in epidemiological studies

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rate

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The probability that an event will occur within a specified period

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risk

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Those persons for whom there exists a greater probability of the event occurring

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high-risk population

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Reflects the number of new cases developing in a population at risk during a specified time
Estimates the risk of developing the disease in the observed population within a specified time

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incidence rate

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Identifies the number of persons in a population that have a disease or have experienced an event at a specific period
The number of existing cases divided by the current population

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prevalence rate

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of a disease, injury or other condition is the rate of occurrence that is usual in a population

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endemic rate

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occurs when the rate of disease, injury, or condition clearly exceeds the usual level for that condition

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epidemic

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of a disease, injury, or other condition is the rate of its occurrence in geographically widespread populations

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pandemic rate

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what are the commonly used mortality rates?

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Crude mortality rate
Age-specific rate
Cause-specific rate
Case fatality rate
Proportionate mortality ratio
Infant, neonatal, and postneonatal mortality rates

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an animate or inanimate factor that must be present or lacking for a disease or condition to develop

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agent

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living species capable of being infected or affected by an agent

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host

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everything internal or external to a given host or agent and that is influenced by and influences the host and agent. Also includes social and physical factors

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environment

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Interrelationships among factors that increase or decrease the risk of disease

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the web for causation

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interventions to prevent the occurrence of disease, injury, or disability

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primary prevention

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Early detection for disease during the preclinical period

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secondary prevention

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Interventions aimed at minimizing disability and rehabilitation from disease, injury, or disability

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teritary prevention

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The testing of groups of individuals who are at risk for a certain condition but do not manifest any symptoms, in order to determine the likelihood that these individuals will develop the disease

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screening

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A disease of human or animal origin caused by infectious agent
One that can be transmitted from one person to another
Caused by agent that is infectious and transmitted from a source, or reservoir, to a susceptible host

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communicable diseases

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The removal of the disease from a large geographic area, such as a country or region of the world

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elimination

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The permanent elimincation of a disease worldwide

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eradication

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what is the epidemiological triangle?

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host
infectious agent
env

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what are the 4 main cat of infectious agents that can cause infection or disease?

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Bacteria
Fungi
Parasites
Viruses

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A human or animal host may harbour an infectious agent

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host factor

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what are the four host factors that influence the spread of disease ?

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resistance
immunity
herd immunity
infectiousness

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the ability of the host to withstand infection

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resistance

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the resistance of a group of ppl to invasion and spread of an infectious agent

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herd immunity

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a resistance to an infectious agent

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immunity

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a measure of the potential ability of an infected host to transmit the infection to other hosts

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infectiousness

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All that is external to the human host: physical, biological, social, and cultural factors

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env factor

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Passing an infection from parent to offspring through sperm, placenta, milk, or contact in the vaginal canal at birth

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vertical transmission

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Person-to-person spread of infection

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horizontal transmission

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The entry, development, and multiplication of the infefctious agent in the susceptible host

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infection

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One of the possible outcomes of infection; may indicate a physiological dysfuntion or pathological reaction

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DISEASE

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The time interval between invasion by an infectious agent and the first appearance of signs and symptoms of the disease

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incubation period

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The time interval during which an infectious agent may be transferred directly or indirectly from an infected person to another person

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communicable period

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People with infectious diseases may exhibit a broad spectrum of disease that ranges from subclinical infection to severe and fatal disease

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disease spectrum

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how are communicable diseases spread?

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Droplet
Airborne contact spread
direct/indirect contact
Fecal-oral route
Blood or other bodily fluids

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how do we reduce the spread of communicable diseases?

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Clean
Cover
Contain
Choose to be vaccinated
Charge your defences

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An infection that is caused by the varicella-zoster virus and is highly contagious

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chicken-pox

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It is caused by common respiratory virus:
Human metapenumonvirus
RSV
Enterovirus
Parainfluenza

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common cold

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Is caused by the influenza virus. The most common strains are types A and B. influenza generally occurs every year in the late fall and winter months

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influenza

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viral illness cuased by parvovirus

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fifth disease

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A mild viral illness caused by the coxsakie virus

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hand, foot, and mouth disease

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An acute viral infection caused by the Epstein-Barr virus

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mononucleosis

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Infestation of tiny wingless insects that live and breed in the human hair
Lay eggs, called nits, on hair shafts behind ears, on the crown etc

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head lice

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A bacterial infection that starts with itchy watery eyes, progressing to yellowish drainage from eye

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conjunctivitis

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Caused by streptococcus and staphylococcus bacteria

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impetigo

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The eight-legged mite that causes scabies in humans is microscopic. The female mite burrows beneath the skin and produces a tunnel in which it deposits eggs

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scabies

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Infection caused by a number of different viruses, most commonly norovirus and rotavirus

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gastroenteritis

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Can be caused by bacteria (gonorrhea, syphilis, chlamydia), parasites (trichomoniasis), or viruses (human papillomavirus, genital herpes, HIV)

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STIs

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A common STI caused by a bacteria

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chlamydia

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Can cause infections in the genitals, rectum, and throat. It is a very common infection, especially among young peoples ages 15-24

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gonorrhea

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disease caused by a virus that infects the liver

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hep C

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The most common STI. it is estimated that more than 70% sexually active canadian men and women will have a sexually transmitted HPV infection at some point in their lives
Many different types

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HPV

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STI caused by a bacteria that can result in serious health problems if it is not treated
Is divided into stages and there are different S&S associated with each stage

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syphilis

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Hosts ability to resist a particular infectious disease-casuing agent
Body produces antibodies and lymphocytes that react with foreign organisms and render them harmless

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immunity

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short term resistance acquired either naturally or artificially

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passive immunity

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long term or life long resistance acquired naturally or artificially

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active immunity

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persons immunity to one agent provides immunity to another related agent as well

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cross immunity

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describes immunity level that is present in a population group

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herd immunity

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Process of introducing some form of disease-causing organism into persons system to promote the development of antibodies that will resist disease
Individual becomes immune to specific infectious disease causing agent

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immunizations

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Made from live or an inactivated form of an organism

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vaccines

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Weakened wild virus organism to create immune response

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live vaccines

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Viral organism that has been inactivated by heat or chemical-cannot replicate

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inactivated vaccines

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bacterial infection of the throat cause that can cause heart and liver failure. Spread through droplet from cough and sneezes. Highly contagious

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diphtheria

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bacterial infection can lead to meningitis, bacteremia, otitis media and pneumonia. Spread through nasopharyngeal secretions

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haemophilus influenza type B

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viral infection that can have no symptoms or produce permanent liver damage and eventually liver cancer. Spread through infected blood and body fluids

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hep B

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a viral infection that can lead to orchitis, swelling of the salivary glands, respiratory symptoms, deafness and meningitis. Spread through nasopharyngeal secretions and salvia

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mumps

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a bacterial infection that can cause chronic resp disease. Can result in permanent brain damage and dealth. Spread through nasopharyngeal secretions. Highly contagious

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pertussis

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viral infection that can cause meningitis and affect the central nervous system to produce partial or complete paralysis. Spread through contact with the virus, usually by mouth

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pollo

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viral infection that produces mild disease. Teratogenic if contracted by mother during first trimester. Spread through nasopharyngeal secretions and salvia

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rubella

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viral illness. Gastroenteritis. Transmitted though the fecal-oral route

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rotavirus

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a bacterial infection that affects the central nervous system causing muscle tetany that can result in death. Spread through breaks in the skin with soil, manure or dust containing the bacteria. Not contagious

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tetanus

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viral infection that can produce encephalitis and can be fatal. Spread through nasopharyngeal secretions and is most contagious

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measles

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a bacterial infection that causes inflammation of the meninges. Spread through nasopharyngeal secretions and salvia

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meningococcal

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bacteria infection causes otitis media, meningitis and pneumonia. Spread through droplet or indirect respiratory secretions of an affected person

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pneumococcal

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viral infection causing chicken pox. Spread through air by cough and sneezing. Also spread by coughing or breathing in particles that come from chickenpox blisters. Can also be spread from ppl with shingles

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varicella

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viral infection which can cause some types of cervical cancer and genital warts. Spread through sexual contact with an affected person

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HPV

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not vaccine-preventable but is a communicable disease. Spread through coughing, sneezing, singing or talking

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TB

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Separation of infected person from others for the period of communicability to limit transmission of infectious agent to susceptible persons

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isolation

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Restrictions on healthy contacts of an infectious disease for the duration of the incubation period to prevent disease transmission

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quarantine

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should be reconstituted or drawn up immediately before admin. They should be discarded if the vaccine has been drawn up or reconstituted and subsequently not used within the time frame specified by the manufacturer or jurisdictional guidelines

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single dose vials

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should be marked with the date of initial entry into the vial and, if reconstituted, marked with the date and time of reconstitution. Some vaccines provided in multi-dose vials must be used within a specified time after initial puncturing of the vial or after reconstitution. This date will be different than the expiration date printed on the vial by the manufacturer. The new “use by” date should be written on the vial once it has been punctured

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multi-dose vials

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