Communicable or Non-Communicable Disease?
Is this an example of a communicable or non-communicable disease?
Diabetes
Non-communicable disease
What is a non-communicable disease?
A disease you cannot catch from someone else
Define Pathogen
a small microorganism that causes infectious diseases
mode of transmission for communicable diseases?
a) Airborne
b) Contaminated food or water
c) Direct contact
What is an "epidemic"?
a) The usual occurrence of a disease in a given area
b) A sudden increase in cases of a disease above expected levels
c) The spread of a disease to other countries
d) A disease that has been eradicated
Answer: b) A sudden increase in cases of a disease above expected levels
Is this an example of a communicable or non-communicable disease?
Lung Cancer
non-communicable disease
What does the term "reservoir" refer to?
a) A hospital where diseases are treated
b) The location where an infectious agent lives and multiplies
c) The water that contains bacteria
d) The period between disease exposure and symptoms
b) The location where an infectious agent lives and multiplies
Strep throat is caused by what type of pathogen?
bacteria
What is "quarantine" used for in the context of disease prevention?
a) Treatment of infected individuals
b) Prevention of disease spread by isolating infected people
c) Monitoring non-symptomatic individuals
d) Studying the economic impact of diseases
Answer: b) Prevention of disease spread by isolating infected people
Epidemiology Basics
Q6: Which of the following factors is part of the "epidemiologic triad"?
a) Climate change
b) Transmission method
c) Host
d) Vaccine
Answer: c) Host
Is this an example of a communicable or non-communicable disease?
COPD
non-communicable disease
Define Pandemic:
a) the occurrence of a communicable disease in many members of a COMMUNITY
b) the occurrence of a communicable disease in many members around the WORLD
b) the occurrence of a communicable disease in many members around the WORLD
Ringworm is an example of what type of pathogen?
fungi
What is the term for the process by which an infectious agent spreads from an infected person to a susceptible person?
a) Transmission
b) Virulence
c) Reproductive rate
d) Zoonosis
Answer: a) Transmission
Q5: What is "eradication" in disease control?
a) The reduction of disease occurrence in a specific area
b) The complete elimination of all cases of a disease worldwide
c) The treatment of disease symptoms
d) The development of vaccines for new diseases
Answer: b) The complete elimination of all cases of a disease worldwide
Is this an example of a communicable or non-communicable disease?
Malaria
Communicable Disease
What is the term for a disease that spreads from animals to humans?
Zoonosis
What is another name for communicable diseases that we discussed?
infectious diseases
What is the "epidemiologic triad"?
a) A model to show disease severity
b) A method of disease treatment
c) A model showing the interaction of host, agent, and environment in disease transmission
d) A program to vaccinate entire populations
Answer: c) A model showing the interaction of host, agent, and environment in disease transmission
Which type of infection occurs when an organism infects a person with a weakened immune system?
a) Opportunistic infection
b) Nosocomial infection
c) Zoonotic infection
d) Latent infection
Answer: a) Opportunistic infection
Is this an example of a communicable or non-communicable disease?
Tuberculosis
communicable disease
What is the term for the time between exposure to a disease and the appearance of the first symptoms?
a) Incubation period
b) Latent period
c) Infectious period
d) Serial interval
a) Incubation period
Name four types of pathogens
bacteria, virus, fungus, parazite,
Which of the following is a primary way to prevent the spread of communicable diseases?
a) Vaccination
b) Regular exercise
c) Meditation
d) Social distancing during outbreaks only
Answer: a) Vaccination
Explain the difference between endemic, epidemic, and pandemic.
[ENDEMIC] : end- never ending
[epidemic] epi- quickly through specific region or population
[pandemic] pan- throughout various countries