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18 Cards in this Set
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caused by biological agents that can be transmitted from an infected host to a noninflected, susceptible one
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communicable diseases
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cant be transmitted from a diseases host to a susceptible one
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noncommunicable diseases
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the severity of symptoms occurs withing 3 months
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acute diseases
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last longer than 3 months, sometimes for the remainder of one's life
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chronic diseases
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what are the 3 basic elements of the communicable disease model
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agent, host, enviroment
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what is a model that conceptualizes the transmission disease from its source to the new susceptible host
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chain of infection
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includes touching, sneezing, and sexual contact
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direct
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airborne, vehicleborne, or vector borne
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indirect transmission
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the leading causes of death in America
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CHD, cerebrovascular disease(stroke)
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How much does the US spend of its health care budget on the 4 leading causes of death
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66.5%
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How do people prioritize their health problems
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leading cause of death
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taking of action to forestall the onset of illness or injury before pathogenesis and is therefore more desirable than intervention
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prevention
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taking of action to control a disease in progress
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intervention
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containment of a disease and can include both prevention and intervention measures
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control
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uprooting or total elimination of a disease from the human population
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eradication
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forestalling the onset of illness BEFORE the disease process begins
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primary prevention
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early diagnosis and prompt treatment of a disease before the disease becomes advanced and disability becomes severe
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secondary prevention
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retraining, reeducating, and rehabilitating of the patient who has already incurred disability
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tertiary prevention
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