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Contamination
Microorganisms are present
Contamination:

______ are _____
microorganisms , present
Infection
Multiplication of pathogen in or on host
Infection:

____ of _____ in or on _____
multiplication, pathogen, host
Infestation
presence of larger parasite (worms/ arthropods) in or on a host
Infestation:

presence of larger _____ (worms/ ____) in or on a ____
parasite, arthropods, host
Disease
disturbance in state of health of a body= DMAMAGE to host
Disease:

_____ in state of _____ of a body= _____ to host
disturbance, health, damage
Pathogenicity
capacity to produce diseases
Pathogenicity:

____ to produce ____
capacity, diseases
Virulence
the measure of pathogenicity
Virulence:

the _____ of _____
measure, pathogenicity
Avirulent
unable to cause disease
Avirulent:

____ to cause ____
unable, disease
Attenuation
weakening of diseease producing ability
Attenuation:

_____ of _____ _____ ability
weakening, disease producing
Sepsis
presence of bacteria or toxin s in blood/tissues (no pathogen necessary)
Sepsis:

presence of ____ or _____ in ___/____ (no _____ necessary)
bacteria, toxin, blood/tissues, pathogen
Septicema
blood poising associated with persistance of pathoges and toxins in bloodstream
Septicema

blood ______ associated with persistance of _____ and ____ in bloodstream
posioning, pathogens, toxins
Septic shock
sepsis with severe hypotension
Septic shock:

sepsis with severe ______
hypotension
Systemic:
spreads throughout body

often by presence in blood stream or by toxins in blood (can spread to all areas of body)
Systemic

- spread throughout ____

- oftem by presence in ____ _or by ____ in blood
body

bloodstream, toxins
Epidemic
disease effects many people in very short time over wide geo area
Epidemic

Example
cholera
Epidemic:

disease that affects many people in very____ time over ____ geo ____
short, wide, area
Pandemic
worldwide epidemic
Pandemic

Example
AIDS
Pandemic

worldwide _____
epidemic
Endemic
disease always present and infects same % of population year after year
Endemic

example
chicken poxs
Endemic

disease that always ____ the same ___ of pop ____ after ____
infects, %, year, year
Outbreak
cluster of cases with brief time period, narrow geography region

- can develop into epidemic or pandemic
Outbreak

cluster of cases with ____ time period, ____ geo region
short, narrow
Morbidity
illness/ disability b/c of disease
Mortality
death b/c of disease
Specific types of outbreaks : common source
- All infections stem from contact with one source of infection
Specific types of outbreaks : common source

examples
food poisoning- church food poisoninc, potato salad
Specific types of outbreaks : propagated
infections stem from 1 infected person/carrier who passes disease

-each newly infected then passes to another
Specific types of outbreaks : propagated

Example
SARs transmission- aerosol contact, planes, office spaces, trains
How do diseases happen?
1. Portal Entry
2. Modes of transmission
3. size of inoculum
4. attachment
5. damage
6. portals of exit
How do diseases happen: transmission

What are examples
1. Airborne,
2. Direct contact
3. Arthropide bourne
4. Oral-fecal
past, present, and future of diseases:

How many children do measles kill each year?
1.5 million
past, present, and future of diseases:

How much does one dose of vaccine for measles cost?
`12 cents
past, present, and future of diseases:

How many kids since 1995 have died from measles, whoop cough, diarhea, pneumonia
14 million (enough to fill sanford stadium 6 times each year for 25 years0
past, present, and future of diseases: Complicating factors(4)

_______ medical _____ not always _____
avaliable, expertice, appliesd
past, present, and future of diseases: Complicating factors(4)

_____ agents ____ adaptable
infectious, highly
past, present, and future of diseases: Complicating factors(4)


_____ human ___/ _____ condition promote emerging diseases
changes, actions, social
past, present, and future of diseases: Complicating factors(4)


_______ to places with ___- ____
immigration, new strain