Unit 2: 16.3 Flashcards
1
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Reservoirs for disease
A
- human and animal populations
- soil c. Tetani
- water
- inanimate objects
2
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Passive carrier
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Someone who can pass a pathogen without displaying symptoms
3
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Active carrier
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An infected person who gives disease to others
-can be asymptomatic or not
4
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Contact transmission
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Includes direct and indirect contact
5
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Direct contact transmission
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Person to person transmission
- kissing
- sex
- droplet sprays
6
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Vertical direct contact transmisión
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Pathogens are transmitted from mother to child during pregnancy or breastfeeding
7
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Horizontal direct transmission
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Contact between mucous membranes
Skin to skin
8
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Droplet transmission
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When someone coughs or sneezes have pathogens
9
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Indirect transmission
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Inanimate objects
10
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Vehicle transmission
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- food
- water
- air
11
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Mechanical
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Living organism carries pathogen on body
12
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Biological
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Pathogen is inside transfers through biting
Arthropods most common
