PBH Terms
disease is spread around over multiple countries
what is pandermic
an example of an airborne disease
what is tuberculosis
infectious agent enters a susceptible host.
What is Portal of entry
when pathogens are transferred between individuals
what is direct transmission
aims to prevent disease or injury before it even occurs
What is Primary prevention
concept used throughout medicine and public health
what is chain of infection
prevent disease or injury before it even occur
what is primary prevention
the path through which an infectious agent leaves a host
What is Portal of exit
when pathogens are transferred between individuals via a contaminated intermediate person,
What is a Airborne transmission
aims to reduce the impact of a disease or injury that has already occurred
What is an Secondary prevention
Model of Disease Causation that demonstrates how factors interrelate
what is Epidermiology triangle
three examples of blood-borne infections
what is Hiv, Hepatitis b, Hepatitis c
where the infectious agent lives, grows and proliferates.
What is reservior
Many germs can linger on an inanimate object, such as a tabletop, doorknob
what is indirect transmission
a person being personally involved
What is an active primary prevention
characterization of the distribution of health-related states
What is a descriptive Epidermiology
where does disease transmission begin
what is at the reservoir
carried from one person or surface to the next.
what is method of spreading
You can catch some diseases simply by breathing.
what is an Airborne transmission
aims to soften the impact of an ongoing illness or an injury that has lasting effects.
What is an Tertiary prevention
disease refers to the constant presence or usual prevalence of a disease,
what is Endermic
When thinking of the chain of infection, food, water, and feces, are examples of a
What is reservior
final stage in the chain of infection.
what is susceptiable host
when the vector uptakes the agent, usually through a blood meal
what is Biololgical transmission
person is not actively involved
what is an passive primary prevention