What is -emic?
The increase of cases of disease above what is normally expected.
What is epidemic
Transmission from host/reservoir to a susceptible host that is direct and instant.
What is direct transmission.
A standardized set of criteria to insure cases are diagnosed.
What is case definition.
Individual that has been exposed and still possess a disease.
What is active carrier.
Preventing disease before it happens.
What is primary prevention.
An epidemic that affects a large population across countries.
What is a pandemic
Disease that is transferred or carried by an item, organism, or airborne.
What is indirect transmission.
First disease case in the population.
What is primary case.
Individual that possess disease but is not ill or show symptoms of disease.
What is healthy/passive carrier.
Change in behavior to prevent disease or disorder.
What is active primary prevention.
Ongoing, constant presence of disease.
What is endemic.
Bacteria or virus is transferred through respiratory droplets or dust particles.
What is airborne transmission.
Individuals who were infected by the primary case.
What is secondary case.
Individual that possess disease, in recovery phase but still infectious.
What is convalescent carrier.
Behavior change not required to prevent a disease.
What is passive primary prevention.
when common-source epidemic have person-to-person contact with others furthering the spread of disease.
What is mixed epidemic
Transfer of disease from a vehicle. (ex. needles).
What is vehicle-born transmission.
Displays symptomatic signs but has not been diagnosed.
What is suspect case.
Individual that possess disease in the beginning stage, symptomatic, and infectious.
What is incubatory carrier.
Health screens and early detection to cure, reduce disability or death.
What is secondary prevention.
Contains three components: agent, host, environment. A model that epidemiologist use in studying health problems.
What is epidemiology triangle
Transfer of disease by vector. (ex. insects).
What is vector-born transmission.
First case brought to attention.
What is index case.
Individual that possess disease and can infect at different places or intervals.
What is intermittent carrier.
Rehabilitation efforts to reduce disability after damage has occurred.
What is tertiary prevention.