virology terms Flashcards
He developed the postulates that prove causality between a microbe and disease…except perhaps for viruses
Koch
An animal used to assess potential outbreaks
Sentinel
Disease manifestation of a virus infection
Pathogenesis
The probability that a meaningful difference or effect would be detected if it occurred
Power?
The number of new cases in a population in a given period
Incidence
Disease outbreak of worldwide proportions
Pandemic
The first human virus to be identified
yellow fever
Disease transmitted from other animals to humans
Zoonotic
The percentage of deaths in a specified population of infected individuals
Mortality
A virus transmitted by mosquitoes, and associated with severe birth defects
Zika
The host population in which a viral population is maintained
Reservoir
The cause or causes of disease
Etiology
The total number of infected individuals in a population or area
Prevalence
The founder of vaccination, with apologies to Jenner
Pasteur
The percentage of individuals in a specified population who show symptoms of infection within a given period
Morbidity
