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asymptomatic carriers
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A carrier that is infected but show no symptoms
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Incubation carriers
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Spread the infectious agent during its incubation period.
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Convelescent carriers
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Recuperating patients.
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chronic carriers
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Harbor the infectious agent long after recovery.
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Passive/Contact carriers
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Individuals transmit the infectious agent from an infected patient to other patients.
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asymptomatic carriers
Incubation carriers Convelescent carriers chronic carriers Passive/Contact carriers |
Name the Human Reseviors or carriers?
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Human Reservoirs/carriers
Animal reservoirs Nonliving reservoirs |
Name all types of reservoirs.
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Animal reservoirs
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Zoonosis
Wild and domestic animals |
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Nonliving reservoirs
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Soil and water
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Zoonosis
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animal disease which can be transmitted to humans.
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Direct contact
Indirect contact Droplet Transmission |
What are the 3 different types of contact transmissions?
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Direct contact
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Handshaking, kissing, sexual contact.
Transfusions and Transplants, Placental transfer |
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Indirect contact
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Fomite
Any nonliving object involved in the spread of infection |
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Droplet Transmission
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Droplet nuclei
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Vehicle transmission
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Transmission by some medium, such as food, water, airborne transmission (MORE than one meter from reservoir to host), body fluids, drugs or intravenous fluids.
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Nosocomial infection
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Hospital acquired infections
3 factors Microorganism in the hospital Compromised host Chain of transmission |
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2 million
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How many people get sick from nosocomial infection every year?
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20,000 deaths
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How many people die from nosocomial infection every year?
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nosocomial infection
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What is the 8th leading cause of death in the US?
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3 factors
Microorganism in the hospital Compromised host Chain of transmission |
what are the 3 factors of the nosocomial infection?
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Vectors
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Animals that carry pathogens from one host to another.
Mechanical Biological Anthropod |
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Anthropod Vectors
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insect vectors
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Mechanical vectors
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Insect carries pathogen on feet or other body part.
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Biological vectors
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Insect bites infected person -> pathogens reproduce in the vector -> transmitted to humans by bite or feces while biting.
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Epidemiology
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(among or upon the people)
The study of disease within a population. Concerned with collecting data and analyzing data. Causative agents, sources of infection, modes of transmission, Morbidity, mortality, and geographical distribution of disease. |
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Descriptive epidemiology
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Concerned with collecting data
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Analytical epidemiology
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analyzing data
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Contract tracing
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Causative agents, sources of infection, modes of transmission
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Experimental Epidemiology
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Test hypothesis such as the effectiveness of a drug.
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Case Reporting
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Notifiable disease
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nationwide
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CDC
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Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.
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What does MMWR stand for?
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Worldwide
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World health organization (WHO)
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