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a. What are Zoonoses
b. How many Zoonoses are known
c. Give 2 examples of Zoonoses
a. Disease which can be spread from Animals to Humans
b. 150
c.
- Rabies
- Lyme disease
a. What are the 3 principal routes in transmission of disease?
b. What is a Fomite?
a.
1. Contact
2. Vehicles
3. Vectors
b. Any substance/organism capable of carrying an infectious disease
Describe the 3 modes of Vehicle transmission
1. Food: incompletely cooked or prepared in unsanitary conditions
2. Water: Contaminated or poorly treated sewage
3. Air: Air droplets which can travel more than 1 meter
a. Name the 2 general methods by which Vectors transmit diseases
b. Give 3 examples of Vectors
c. What kind of animals are usually Vectors?
- Mechanical Transmission: Arthropods carry vector Pathogen on feet
- Biological Transmission: Pathogen reproduces in vector
b.
- Mosquitos
- Fleas
- Tics
c. Arthropods
a. What is Staphylococus Aureus well know for?
b. What kind of infection does it cause?
a. Its ability to become resistant to antibiotics
b. MRSA
- Healthcare-Associated Infections (HAI) are also called __(a)__ infections
- The routes of transmission of HAIs are __(b)__ transmission and __(c)__ transmission
d. What are the 2 principal conditions which compromise the host in HAIs?
a. Noscomial
b. Direct contact transmission
c. Indirect contact transmission
d.
- Broken Mucous Membranes or Skin
- Suppressed Immune System
a. Define Morbidity
b. Define Mortality
a. Incidence of a specific Notifiable disease
b. Deaths from notifiable diseases
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