Pandemic

Question 1

Pandemic: No viruses circulating among animals have been reported to cause infections in humans

Answer 1

Phase 1

Question 2

Pandemic: animal virus causing infection in humans

Answer 2

Phase 2

Question 3

Pandemic: (+) sporadic cases or small clusters of disease in humans

Answer 3

Phase 3

Question 4

Pandemic: community-level outbreaks

Answer 4

Phase 4

Question 5

Pandemic: Human-to-human spread of the virus into at least two countries in one WHO region

Answer 5

Phase 5

Question 6

Pandemic: Community-level outbreaks in at least one country in a different WHO region

Answer 6

Phase 5

Question 7

Long term fluctuation of disease occurrence

Answer 7

Secular trend

Question 8

Short term fluctuation of disease occurrence

Answer 8

Epidemic

Question 9

Increase in number of cases regularly due to accumulation of susceptibility through birthds; exhibited by disease that confers long-lasting immunity

Answer 9

Cyclic intrinsic variation

Question 10

Fluctuation of disease occurrence during a year reflecting climactic (seasonal) changes

Answer 10

Sectional variation

Question 11

Epidemic curve: water-borne

Answer 11

Classical

Question 12

Epidemic curve: food poisoning

Answer 12

Inverted

Question 13

Epidemic curve: contact transmission

Answer 13

Bell-shaped

Question 14

Epidemic curve: vector-borne

Answer 14

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