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Background Information
Learn general background information about communicable diseases
12
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Outbreaks, epidemics, clusters
Define outbreak epidemic 1,
Define endemic 2,
Define holoendemic 3
9
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Disease Commonalities
Which diseases require exclusion ...
1
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Acute Rheumatic Fever
Is arf nationally notifiable 1,
What organism causes arf 2,
How does arf develop 3
25
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COVID-19
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Dengue
0
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Diphtheria
What organism causes diphtheria 1,
How is diphtheria transmitted 2,
What are the clinical features of...
20
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Ebola virus disease
0
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Gonococcal infection
0
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Haeomophilus influenza B
What organism is responsible for ...,
How is hib transmitted 2,
What are the clinical features of...
19
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Hendra virus
0
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Hepatitis A
0
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Hepatitis B
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Hepatitis C
0
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HIV
0
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Influenza (Avian)
Is avian influenza a nationally n...,
What is the public health priorit...,
What is the infectious agent of a...
24
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Influenza (seasonal)
What type of virus causes influen...,
What is the primary mode of trans...,
What are the clinical features of...
30
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Invasive Group A Streptococcus
Is igas nationally notifiable 1,
What organism causes igas 2,
What is igas 3
28
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Invasive Meningococcal Disease
Is imd nationally notifiable 1,
Which organism causes imd 2,
How is imd transmitted 3
25
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Invasive Pneumococcal Disease
True or false ipd is nationally n...,
Which organism causes ipd 2,
How is ipd transmitted 3
19
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JEV
Which species are dead end hosts ...,
What other viruses are jev relate...,
True or false jev is a vaccine pr...
11
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Legionellosis
Is legionellosis nationally notif...,
What causes legionellosis 2,
How is legionella transmitted 3
20
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Listeriosis
What is the infectious agent for ...,
What are the main modes of transm...,
What is the incubation period for...
14
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Measles
Learn public health information about measles
26
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Meliodosos
Is meliodosis nationally notifiab...,
What causes melioidosis 2,
How is meliodosis transmitted 3
16
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Monkeypox virus infection
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MERS
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Mumps
Is mumps a nationally notifiable ...,
What is the organism that causes ...,
How is mumps transmitted 3
19
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Murray Valley Encephalitis Virus
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Norovirus (viral gastroenteritis)
Is norovirus a nationally notifia...,
What organism causes norovirus in...,
How is norovirus transmitted 3
18
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Pertussis (whooping cough)
True or false pertussis is nation...,
Which organism causes pertussis 2,
How is pertussis transmitted 3
22
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Poliovirus
True or false poliovirus is natio...,
Which organism causes poliovirus 2,
How is poliovirus transmitted 3
29
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Psittacosis
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Q Fever
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Rabies and other lyssavirus
0
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Rotavirus
True or false rotavirus is nation...,
Which organism causes rotavirus 2,
How is rotavirus transmitted 3
23
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Smallpox
0
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Syphilis
0
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Tetanus
True or false tetanus is national...,
Which organism causes tetanus 2,
Where is c tetani typically found 3
26
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Trachoma
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Tuberculosis
0
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Typhoid and paratyphoid
What is the infectious agent 1,
What are the reservoirs for s typ...,
How are typhoid and paratyphoid t...
10
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Zika virus
0
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Surveillance systems
0
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Rubella
True or false rubella is national...,
Which organism causes rubella 2,
How is rubella transmitted 3
25
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Varicella Zoster Virus
True or false vzv is nationally n...,
Which organism causes vzv 2,
How is vzv transmitted 3
32
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