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27 Cards in this Set
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What does ASYMPTOMATIC mean?
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Without symptoms.
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What is a group of viruses called that are transmitted between hosts by misquiotoes, ticks and other anthropods?
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ARBOVIRUS
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What is a person called who harbors an infectious disease but shows no systems?
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CARRIER
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What is a the protein produced in the in response to an antigen called?
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ANTIBODY
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What is the first case of or instance of a patient coming to the attention of health authorities called?
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INDEX CASE
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What is a risk factor called?
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ATTRIBUTE
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Describe CHAIN OF INFECTION?
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The progression of an infectious agent from HOST to MODE OF TRANSMISSION and ENTRY to infect a susceptible host.
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What does BIMODAL mean?
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Having two data peaks in a chart.
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What is another name for the exposure to a source of infection?
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CONTACT
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Birth rates are measured per what?
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1,000
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What is a DROPLET SPREAD?
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The direct transmission of an infectious agent by coughing, sneezing or talking before dropping to the ground.
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What is a TRIAD?
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The three components of a disease - AGENT, HOST and the MODE OF TRANSMISSION.
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What ACT is 1996 was established to keep a persons health information private?
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HIPAA
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What is the study of diseases called?
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EPIDEMIOLOGY
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What is the difference between ISOLATION and QUARANTINE?
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Isolation is separation of an infected person to prevent transmission to suceptible ones and quanrantine referes to separation of potentially exposed but well persons.
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What is the term for coming in comtact with the cause of a disease called?
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EXPOSURE
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What is the NCHS?
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National Center for Health Statistics.
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What is a term for an inanimate object such as bedding, towels or surgical instruments that could tranmit an infectious agent?
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FOMITE
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What term describes a more localized epidemic and does not usually promote public panic?
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OUTBREAK
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What is a HIGH RISK GROUP?
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A group of persons who have a higher risk of disease than the rest of the population.
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What is the habitat called for an infectious agent?
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RESERVOIR
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What is a SPOT MAP?
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A visual display of a geographic pattern of a health problem, in which a marker is placed on a map to indicate where each affected person lives, works or might have been exposed.
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Explain AIRBORNE, DIRECT, VEHICLEBORNE, and VECTORBORNE Transmission of an agent?
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Agent is SUSPENDED FROM THE AIR (indirect), Immediate transfer by direct contact or droplet spread, transfer by an inanimate object (foodborne & waterborne), Indirect transfer by a carrier (tick, flea)etc.
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What does SUBCLINICAL mean?
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Without apparent symptoms.
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What is the collection of information called?
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SURVEY
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What is the indication of a disease by a patient called?
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SYMPTOM
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What is the word used for a health condition without a clear cause?
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SYNDROME
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