Chap 15 Flashcards
(10 cards)
0
Q
What is the number of individuals affected set period in relation to total number in the population?
A
Morbidity
1
Q
What is the total number of people infected within the population at any giving time
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Prevalence
2
Q
What is the number of deaths due to the illness on a specific period?
A
Mortality
3
Q
What are the 4 classifications of diseases in the population?
A
- Endemic
- Epidemic
- Pandemic
- Sporadic
4
Q
Reservoirs of infections
A
- Animals
- Humans
- No living
5
Q
Modes of transmission?
A
- Contact
- Vehicle
- Vector
6
Q
Ways agencies work to limit spread of diseases?
A
- Isolation
- Quarantine
- Immunization
- Vector
7
Q
What is a microbe that enters patient from environment?
A
Exogenous
8
Q
Cause by microbes from patients own micro flora
A
Endogenous
9
Q
Cause by procedures
A
Latrogenic
