Pathogens
Respiratory droplets, direct contact with infected people, and contaminated food or water are all ways that this pathogen is spread.
What is a VIRUS?
In what region and country did Ebola Virus originate?
Where is Democratic Republic of Congo?
the branch of medicine which deals with the incidence, distribution, and possible control of diseases and other factors relating to health.
What is Epidemiology?
A disease spread from one organism to another
Mr. Ramos was born in this city.
What is New York City?
The spread of this pathogen can be prevented by proper hygiene, safe food handling, and clean drinking water.
What is Bacteria?
What year was the first person infected with the Ebola virus?
The framework that acts as a basic model to study health problems.
The lining of various body cavities such as the nose, ears, and mouth.
Mr. Ramos has this many children.
What is 2?
This pathogen is most common in warm, humid climates and areas with high exposure to soil, dust or bird and bat droppings.
What is Fungi?
What animal is the reservoir host for this virus?
What is a Fruit Bat?
What are the 3 Factors of the Epidemiological Triangle?
Host, Agent, Environment
A global outbreak of an infectious disease.
What is a Pandemic?
Mr. Ramos has been teaching for this many years.
What is 5?
Malaria, Giardiasis, and Amoebic dysentery are examples of this pathogen.
What is Protozoa?
Extreme asthenia, headaches, and arthralgia are all symptoms of this stage of the Ebola virus.
What is Stage One?
In theory, based on the Epidemiological Triangle, disease is produced by exposure of a susceptible host to a noxious agent in the presence of what factor?
What are environmental factors that aid or hinder agents of disease?
A high persistent level of an infectious disease.
What is a hyper-endemic?
Mr. Ramos' father is from this island.
What is Puerto Rico?
This pathogen is less common than viral or bacterial infections, but occur regularly in areas with insect vectors.
What is Rickettsias?
This catastrophic event occurs when an animal or person becomes infected with an ebolavirus through contact with the reservoir host.
What is a Spillover Event?
Biologic, chemical, physical and nutrition are all examples of which part of the Epidemiological Triangle?
A frequency histogram of number of cases against date of onset.
What is an Epidemic Curve?
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