Types of 'Demics'
The constant presence of a disease within a place or population
What is an endemic
This mode of transmission requires physical contact with an infected host
What is direct Transmission
Preventing Disease before it happens
What is primary prevention
A person has been exposed and carries an infectious agent
What is an active carrier
The ability to produce successful results
What is effectiveness
A health related event above normal expectancy in a population or place
What is a fomite
This mode of prevention requires a behavioral change by the individual
What is active primary prevention
This person shows no signs or symptoms
What is a passive carrier
Characterization of health-related states or events
What is descriptive epidemiology
An epidemic that has spread to multiple regions affecting high numbers of populations
What is a pandemic
Can spread an infectious agent from one being to another
What is a vector
The mode of prevention requires health screening and detection activities
What is secondary prevention
An individual is in recovery but is still infectious
What is a convalescent carrier
Involves finding associations and causes of health-related events
What is analytic epidemiology
Confined to a localized area and is sometimes used interchangeably with another term
What is an outbreak
What is zoonosis?
The goal of this mode of prevention is to block the progression of a condition/disorder
What is tertiary prevention
What is an incubatory carrier
A condition that is associated with the increased probability of a health-related event
What is risk-factor
Starts with a common-source but has a propagated spread
The infectious agent does not undergo any changes in the vector
What is mechanical mode of transmission
An attempt to restore an afflicted person to a useful and satisfying lifestyle
What is rehabilitation
The ability to produce desired results in a test group compared to individuals not participating in the program
What is efficacy