modes of transmission
droplets or dust particles that carry the pathogen
what is airborne transmission?
someone who has been harboring an infectious agent for a while, regardless if they have recovered
what is an active carrier?
prevention that requires behavior change on the individual
what is active primary prevention?
an inanimate object harboring an infectious agent
what is a fomite?
An illness characterized by spongy, bleeding gums, bleeding under the skin, and weakness.
What is scurvy?
when an arthropod conveys the infectious agent
what is vector-borne transmission?
a person who harbors an infectious agent but has not become ill from it
what is a passive carrier?
prevention that does not require behavior change on the individual
what is passive primary prevention?
invertebrate animal harboring infectious agent that can be conveyed to a host
what is a vector?
A weaker strain of smallpox
What is cowpox?
when an inanimate object conveys an infectious agent to a host
what is vehicle-borne transmission?
a person in the beginning stages of a disease
what is an incubatory carrier?
prevention that includes health screenings/detection of disease
what is secondary prevention?
the habitat in which an infectious agent lives/mulitplies in
what is a reservoir?
A disease that was spread through contaminated water in the mid 1840s
What is cholera?
when a pathogen spreads using a host as means for nourishment or physical transfer
what is mechanical transmission?
a person who is still infectious despite being in a recovery phase
what is a convalescent carrier?
prevention that includes limiting a disability through rehabilitation after damage has already occurred
what is tertiary prevention?
a fomite that is capable of transferring infectious agent from reservoir to host
what is a vehicle?
A disease characterized by fever, diarrhea, physical and mental depression, and rose-colored spots on the abdomen.
What is typhoid fever?
when a pathogen undergoes life cycle changes while inside of a host/vector, and before it transfers into a new host
what is biological transmission?
a person who can pass an infectious agent at different intervals and places
what is an intermittent carrier?
nursing someone back to health/a good quality of life
what is rehabilitation?
infectious agents found in vertebrate animals
what is zoonosis?
A uterine infection at the placental site
What is childbed fever?