TERMINOLOGY

Question 1

ability of the microorganism to produce disease in a host

Answer 1

pathogenicity

Question 2

degree of damage caused by the microorganism to the host; degree of pathogenicity

Answer 2

virulence

Question 3

growth of microorganisms that result in damage to host

Answer 3

infection

Question 4

ingestion of preformed bacterial toxins present in food

Answer 4

intoxication

Question 5

preformed bacterial toxins

Answer 5

• B. cereus
• C. botilinum
• S. aureus

Question 6

infection is transmitted by direct contact between reservoir and host

Answer 6

direct transmission

Question 7

infection is transmitted to host via intervening agents

Answer 7

indirect transmission

Question 8

animals, insects, human

Answer 8

vectors

Question 9

inanimate objects/air

Answer 9

vehicle

Question 10

results when infection produces notable changes in human physiology associated with damage or loss of function to one or more of the body’s organ system

Answer 10

disease

Question 11

a result of regular interaction with animals for food production

Answer 11

Livestock-associate infection

Question 12

a lager than normal number of diseased or infected individuals that occurs over a relatively short period of time

Answer 12

outbreak

Question 13

any type of epidemiologic investigation that involves data collection for characterizing circumstances surrounding the incidence or prevalence of a particular disease or infection

Answer 13

surveillance

Question 14

example of surveillance

Answer 14

sentinel laboratories