A disease for which biological agents or their products are the cause and that are transmissible from one individual to another.
What is a communicable disease?
100
The minimal requirements for the occurrence and spread of communicable disease in a population-agent, host, and environment.
What is the communicable disease model?
100
The step-by-step process by which communicable diseases spread from an infected person to an uninfected person in the community.
What is the chain of infection?
100
A visual representation of the host together with various internal and external factors that promote and protect against disease.
What is the multicausation disease model?
100
The planning for and taking of action to prevent or forestall the occurrence of an undesirable event.
What is prevention?
200
Diseases or illness that cannot be transmitted from one person to another.
What is a noncommunicable disease?
200
The cause of the disease or health problem.
What is the agent?
200
A virus.
What is an example of a pathogen?
200
Coronary heart disease (CHD)
What is the cause of nearly half of all cardiovascular disease deaths?
200
Primary, Secondary, and Tertiary.
What are the levels of prevention?
300
Diseases in which the peak severity of the symptom occurs and subsides within 3 months (or sooner) and the recovery of those who survive is usually complete.
What is an acute disease?
300
Any susceptible organism invaded by an infectious agent?
What is the host?
300
The human throat.
What is an example of a reservoir?
300
Cigarette smoking.
What is the most important risk factor for developing lung cancer?
300
Health Screenings.
What is an example of a secondary level of prevention?
400
A disease or condition in which symptoms continue longer than 3 months and, is some cases, for the remainder of one's life.
What is a chronic disease?
400
A person or other living organism that affords subsistence or lodgment to a communicable agent under natural conditions.
What is the host?
400
The nose or mouth.
What is an example of a portal of exit and/or entry?
400
Diabetes mellitus.
What is the seventh leading cause of death?
400
Health education and health promotion programs.
What is an example of primary prevention?
500
Injury
What is an example of an acute noncommunicable disease?
500
Jock itch.
What is Tinea cruris?
500
Saliva drops and dry droplets that become airborne.
What is example of direct and indirect transmission?