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A field of science that studies health issues within a population
What is Epidemiology?
The way in which disease can begin infection; split up into 6 pathways
What is the Chain of Infection?
When an infectious agent is transmitted from contact with an infected surface
What is Direct Transmission?
Simplest way to decrease number of germs on an individual that may have been picked up
What is Handwashing?
Learning a patient is a frequent smoker and participates in little physical activity
What are identifying risk factors?
When the number of cases of disease increase above normal levels
What is an Epidemic?
Where a disease can get into the body to infect
What is the Portal of Entry?
When an infectious agent is transmitted from a contaminated surface or object
What is Indirect Transmission?
What is primary prevention?
Scientists trace the prevalence and occurrence of a disease every year
What is monitoring disease over time?
Someone who studies the pattern and frequency of disease
What is an epidemiologist?
Where a disease can leave to infect others
What is the Portal of Exit?
When infectious agent is transmitted through the air or wind
What is Airborne Transmission?
Someone getting a mammogram after learning of a family history of breast cancer
What is secondary prevention?
Steps taken after infection and someone is attempting to reach a level of normalcy
What is rehabilitation?
When a disease is common among a specific group of people
What is an Endemic?
A person(s) or living creature that is more likely to transmit a disease or infection
What is a susceptible host?
When an infectious agent is carried along as a part of something without harming it to be transmitted
What is Vector Transmission?
An individual participating in weekly physical therapy following an injury
What is tertiary prevention?
A single, new case in a specific and limited geographic region
What is an outbreak?
A model of disease causation that determines how diseases are transmitted
What is the Epidemiological Triangle?
The way an infectious agent can be spread among people or things
What is Mode of Transmission?
When an infectious agent is carried on an object and can grow and change before being passed along
What is Vehicle Transmission?
An injection that can help lessen the effects of a disease or prevent those from getting it
What is Vaccination?
An epidemic that has been spread across multiple countries and continents that affects a large number of people
What is a pandemic?