Epidemiology Triangle
How many components make up the Epidemiologic Triangle?
3
What type of extrinsic factor is composed of plants, animals & the toxins they produce
Biologic
Is there a cure for Type II Diabetes
No
What are the 3 types of Immunity?
Acquired, Natural, Herd
What is the term for the ability of an organism or pathogen to infect a host and spread?
Infectivity
the microbe or pathogen that cause the disease
Agent
What are 2 examples of non-modifiable intrinsic factors
Age
Race
Genetic makeup
What level of prevention do you focus on to not get Type II diabetes
Primary
What type of immunity is gotten from a previous exposure or vaccine?
Acquired
What is the term for the ability of a microorganism to cause disease and damage in a host?
Pathogenicity
What carries the disease after agent infects them
Host
What are 2 examples of extrinsic chemical factors that can act as agents?
pollutants, medications, and drugs
How much exercise a day should you do?
30 minutes
What type of immunity gives you immunity to one agent which gives immunity to another?
Cross Immunity
What is the term for the degree of harm or severity a pathogen does to its host?
Virulence
The context where the agent and host interaction.
Enviornment
What are 3 exmaples of modifiable intrinsic factors?
Lifestyle
Nutrition
Health knowledge
Motivation for achieving optimal wellness
What efforts can you make to control your blood sugars?
Eat a healthier diet, exercise, consume less alcohol, avoid smoking
A percentage of a population has immunity to a disease and therefore indirectly protects the rest of the population from becoming infected. What type of immunity is this?
What are 2 ways to prevent an E. Coli outbreak?
Safer food handling practices, temperature control and quality control checks
What is the Center of Epidemiology
time
What type of extrinsic factor has to do with light, heat, air, atmospheric pressure, radiation
What are 2 factors that predispose you to Type II diabetes?
Weight, Fat Distribution, Inactivity, Family History, Blood lipid levels, Age, Prediabetics, Pregnancy- related risks, Polycystic ovary syndrome
What type of immunity is the type that you receive after being infected with a disease.
Natural
What are the 5 epidemiological models?
Epidemiology Triangle, Wheel Model of Causation,
Chain of Infection, Web of Causation, Stages of Disease