Epidemiology and Disease

Question 1

Communicable disease

Answer 1

• can be spread directly or indirectly between hosts via 3 forms of transmission

Question 2

3 forms of transmission:

Answer 2

Droplet: blood or droplets
Mechanical: insects carrying disease on their feet and then to food
Biological: transmitted by bite of insect

Question 3

Noncommunicable diseases

Answer 3

• weakens host immune system allowing pathogens to easily infect it (ex. Cancer, Alzheimers, diabetes, and heart disease)

Question 4

Microbiome:

Answer 4

the collection of bacteria, viruses, and fungi that naturally live in our bodies and inside of us.

Question 5

Endemic:

Answer 5

always in a host population, common cold

Question 6

Epidemic:

Answer 6

many people across a given area get the disease in a short time frame

Question 7

Pandemic:

Answer 7

disease is spread worldwide