Prevention Methods
Preventing disease from developing.
What is primary prevention
What is direct transmission
Individual who was exposed and harbors disease even though they may have recovered.
What is active carrier
Nonliving middleman that transports infection agent from reservoir to host.
what is vehicle
Someone who has been identified with having a particular disease or condition.
what is case
Block the progression of disease in order to lessen the severity before needing excessive care.
what is tertiary prevention
Mosquito, flea, tick, lice spreads the infectious agent. (Malaria and Lyme disease.
Individual who has been exposed, carrying disease but has shown no signs of illness.
What is passive carrier
Virus, bacteria, fungus or parasite.
What is pathogen.
Someone is exhibiting symptoms of disease and thought to be infected.
what is suspect case
Monitoring of health and early detection of disease.
What is secondary prevention
Droplets or dust particles carry the pathogen to the host and cause infection. (Pneumonia).
What is Airborne transmission
Individual who has been exposed to and carries a pathogen, is in the first stages of showing symptoms , and has the ability to transmit disease.
What is incubatory carrier
Object that can help transmit disease ( doorknobs, catheters, IV drips)
what is fomite
The first disease case brought to the attention of the epidemiolo- gist
what is index case
Changing habits into healthier ones.
What is active primary prevention
Pathogen develops within the host before its spread to a host.
What is Biological transmission
Individual who has been exposed to and harbors a pathogen and who can spread the disease in different places or at different intervals.
What is intermittent carrier
Habitat where infectious agent lives, grows, multiplies for its survival.
What is reservoir
The 1st disease case in the population.
what is primary case
individual unaware they are benefiting from primary prevention
What is passive primary prevention
Fomites, food, or water act transport disease (Cholera).
What is Vehicle-borne transmission
Individual who carries disease, is in their recovery phase, but can still be infectious.
What is Convalescent carrier
Infectious organism in vertebrates. Tranmitted by direct contact, fomite, or vector. Can be passed from vertebrate to human(ringworm).
What is zoonosis
Those infected with disease after the initial primary case. Received disease after contact with primary case.