Communicable or Non-Communicable Disease?
Is this an example of a communicable or non-communicable disease?
Diabetes
Non-communicable disease
Other name for non-communicable disease, with generally slow progression.
Chronic disease
What is the non-communicable disease that is :
Leading Causes of Attributable Global Mortality and Burden of Disease, 2004
High blood pressure (12.8 %)
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) The spread of a disease all around the world
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
What is the SECOND "non-communicable attributable risk factors" for:
- Leading Causes of Attributable Global Mortality and Burden of Disease, 2004
Tobacco use( Smoking)
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
C)b) the occurrence of a communicable disease in many members around the one COUNTRY
b) the occurrence of a communicable disease in many members around the WORLD
this term means:" The years lived with a disability or health condition that affects quality of life.
MORBIDITY ====YLD (Years Lived with Disability):
- The years lived with a disability or health condition that affects quality of life.
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
DALY stands for Disability-Adjusted Life Year
It has two components:
Mortality & Morbidity
YLL (Years of Life Lost): MORTALITY
YLD (Years Lived with Disability): MORBIDITY
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
DALY..
DALY stands for ??????. It is a measure used to assess the overall burden of disease.
DALY stands for Disability-Adjusted Life Year.
Name at least four types of NCDs.
1.cardiovascular disease,
2. cancer,
3. diabetes,
4. chronic lung disease,
5. chronic neurologic disorders,
6. arthritis, musculoskeletal disorders
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 does this stand for:
YLL ?
& what is other name for this?
YLL (Years of Life Lost): MORTALITY
- The years lost due to premature death.
Name 4 Characteristics of NCDs
•Complex etiology (causes)
•Multiple risk factors
•Long latency period
•Non-contagious origin (non-communicable)
•Prolonged course of illness
•Functional impairment or disability
•Incurability
•Insidious onset
What are 4 examples of non- modifiable risk factors?
1 .age,
2.race,
3.gender,
4. family history
3.What are at least 4 examples of modifiable risk factors?
1 - alcohol use,
2- smoking,
3- poor diet,
4- physical inactivity,
5 -high blood pressure,
-high blood glucose