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Distribution and determinants

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Epidemiology

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Agent, host, and environment

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Epidemiologic triangle

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Infectious microorganism

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Agent

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affect the agent

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Environment

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Refers to human

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host

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Infectious diseases

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Incubation period

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Chronic diseas

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Latency period

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Ranges from mild to severe

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Spectrum of the disease

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Exposed person who become infected

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Infectivity

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Infected individuals

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Pathogenicity

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clinically apparent cases

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Virulence

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Person who are infectious

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Carriers

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Incubation period

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Incubatory carrier

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Convalescence

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Convalescent carrier

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Completely recovered

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Active carrier

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Carry the pathogen without having the disease

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Passive carrier

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Animals to human

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Zoonosis

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Domestic pet

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Direct contact

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Contaminated hides, fur, and feathers

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Inhalation

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Contaminated food

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Ingestion

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Insect vectors

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Injection of pathogen

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Inanimate reservoir

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Nonliving
For E.g Air, soil, and food

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Contaminated materials

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Fomites

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Contaminated by the dust

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Air

Skin to skin

Direct contact

Produced by Sneezing, coughing, and talking

Droplet spread

Air particles

Indirect transmission

Nuclei suspended air

Airborne transmission

Soil by the wind

Airborne dust

5 micron in size

Droplet nuclei

Food, water, and biological product (blood)

vehicles

Mosquitos, fleas, and ticks

Vectors

Level of disease

Endemic

Infrequently and irregulary

Sporadic

Constant presence

Endemic

High level of disease

Hyperendemic

Refers to an increase, sudden

Epidemic

Same definition of epidemic

Outbreak

Aggregation of cases

Cluster

Affecting large number of people

Pandemic

Epidemic Phases

Introduction or emergence, Localized transmission, amplification, reduced transmission immunity

Gossip, rumors, unreliable information

Infodemic

Three main strands

Talk, listen, and manage rumors

Relay information

Talk

access and understand

Listen

False rumors and misinfomation

Manage rumors