Carriers
An individual who has been exposed and carries the disease
Active carrier
the first cases of a disease outbreak
primary case
seasonal common cold
Endemic
an object that allows an infection to still be spread
fomite
the causes and effects or the why and the how in epidemiology
Analytic epidemiology
A person who has a disease yet is not affected by it
Passive carrier
an individual who displays symptoms of a disease yet has not been tested
suspect case
Spike in disease occurrences in a community at a specific time
epidemic
a living organism that transports a disease
vector
The who, when, and where of epidemiology
Descriptive epidemiology
Someone who recovered from a disease yet still may transmit it
Convalescent carrier
altering behaviors before health effects occur
primary prevention
spread of a disease across different regions
Pandemic
That habitat in which a disease/ infection naturally lives
vector
the ability to produce a desired end result
efficacy
a person who transmits an infection before they can display symptoms
incubatory carrier
detecting a disease is an example of this stage
secondary prevention
when a disease seems to come from a common source followed by person to person contact
mixed epidemic
a disease contacted by humans from animals
zoonosis
how well something is in assessing an end result
effectiveness
A person who displays symptoms of a disease from time to time
intermittent carrier
the first case actually reported
index case
a group exposed to a common toxin or infection
common source
variations of how disease get transferred
mode of transportation
the pathway to which a pathogen leaves its host
portal of exit