Occupational Zoonoses

Question 1

Evaluating risk takes into account 2 factors what are they

Answer 1

Severity and Likelihood

Question 2

List some intrinsic risk factors for zoonotic diseases

Answer 2

Age.
Immune status.
Kind of contact/route of entry.
Physical state of skin and mucous membranes.

Question 3

List some intrinsic to the agent risk factors for zoonotic diseases

Answer 3

Infectious dose.
Persistence in the environment.
Pathogenicity

Question 4

List some extrinsic risk factors for zoonotic diseases

Answer 4

Frequency of exposure.
Biosecurity measures (e.g. PPE, cleaning and disinfection).
Production systems/agricultural practices.
Ecosystems.
Epidemiological situation.
Legal frame.
Awareness.
Socio/economics.

Question 5

What is Disability-adjusted life years (DALYs)

Answer 5

One DALYrepresents the loss of the equivalent of one year of full health.

DALYs for a disease are the sum of the years of life lost to due to premature mortality (YLLs) and the years lived with a disability (YLDs) due to prevalent cases of the disease in a population.