Health Crisis
Epidemiology Triangle
Case Concepts
Transmission of Diseases
Prevention Levels
100

A broad, extensive periodic spread of an illness

What is an pandemic?

100

Factors that helped the diseases spread

What is the epidemiology triangle?

100

A person who contracts a specific health issue

What is a case?

100

Something or someone who transfers infectious diseases

What is a carrier?

100

The first step in stopping health issues before it happens

What is primary prevention?

200

A regional or community periodic spread of an illness

What is an epidemic?

200

How a disease is caused in the first place

What is the agent?

200

The first case to occur in a population of people

What is a primary case?

200

Someone who has been exposed and contracts a disease for some time, even after recovery

What is an active carrier?

200

A person needs to have behavioral changes 

What is active primary prevention?

300

An epidemic that occurs from a particular orgin

What is a common-source epidemic?

300

The person(s) or animal(s) that are prone to contracting a disease

What is the host?

300

The first case recognized by an epidemiologist

What is an index case?


300

The instant transfer of disease from one person(s) to other person(s) 

What is direct transmission?

300
A person does not need behavioral changes

What is passive primary prevention?

400

Infections spread through an infected person(s) to a person(s)

What is a propagated epidemic?

400

The environment that allows/causes illness to contract with others

What is the environment factor?

400

People who contract the illness from the primary case

What is a secondary case?


400

"droplets or dust particles" that transfer diseases and result in infection

What is airborne transmission?

400

This helps to prevent the health issue from getting further than just a minor issue

What is secondary prevention?

500
An epidemic that usually first occurs through the common-source epidemic then spead the illness to others

What is a mixed epidemic?

500
The amount of time the illness will develop, "stay alive", and how long the illness will stay
What is the time factor?
500

A person(s) that have not been diagnosed with a specific illness but show the signs/symptoms

What is a suspect case?

500

The disease being transferred from something other than a human to a human

What is indirect transmission?

500

Prevent harsher outcomes after a person has already contracted the disease and cannot prevent it anymore

What is tertiary prevention?