Transmission
Aerosol transmission of a disease through small particles in the air
What is Airborne transmission ?
The first case made aware to an epidemiologist
What is an index case?
High number of cases for a particular disease that is not expected
What is epidemic?
Way to prevent a disease before it happens
What is Primary prevention?
Infected person or animal that spreads pathogen to others
What is a Carrier?
Immediate transfer of a disease
What is direct transmission?
First case of a disease
What is a primary case?
Constant presence of a disease
What is an Endemic?
Behavior to prevent disease, not smoking, exercise
What is Active primary prevention?
Someone who’s been exposed and has disease, but recovered
What is an Active Carrier?
Transfer of a disease to an object
What is indirect transmission?
A person who came in contact with the primary case after the disease has been spread
What is secondary case?
Having a favorable outcome for one who participates in a program
What is Efficacy?
No behavior prevention's required to prevent disease, eating vitamin enriched foods
What is Passive primary prevention?
Person who has disease but is asymptomatic
What is a Healthy or passive carriers?
West Nile, Lyme disease, malaria
What is Vector-borne transmission?
Someone who is diagnosed with a particular health issue
What is a case?
Benefits for someone who is involved with the program
What is Effectiveness?
Activities and health screening, early detection to reduce death, help cure
What is Secondary prevention?
Person who has the diseases, recovering but can still pass it on
What is a Convalescent carrier?
Indirect transmission of a disease - needle use
What is vehicle-borne transmission?
Someone who has signs and symptoms of a disease but hasn’t been diagnosed
What is Suspect case?
A field of science that studies health problems within populations
What is Epidemiology?
Provide rehab where disorder or injury has already accrued
What is Tertiary prevention
Someone with the disease that can spread it at different places and times
What is an Intermittent carrier?