Different types of carriers
A person capable of transmitting a disease to others
What is a carrier?
Preventive measures aimed to avoid the development of a disease. Ex. vaccines
What is primary prevention?
The rapid spread of a disease through a population above what is normally expected for that population
What is an epidemic?
Diseases that pass from animals or insects to humans
What is zoonosis?
Transfer of an infectious agent from a reservoir to a susceptible host through indirect contact such as vehicles, vectors, or particles
What is indirect transmission?
This group can transmit a disease before they show signs of illness
What is a incubatory carrier?
Does not require behavior changes on the part of the individual in order to prevent a disease from happening
What is passive primary prevention?
A widespread outbreak of a disease across a population. Usually several countries or the whole world
What is a pandemic?
An object that may indirectly transmit an infectious agent. Ex. fomites, food, bodily fluids
What is a vehicle?
Spread of an infection by droplets or dust. Indirect
What is airborne transmission?
An infected person that present with no symptoms but can still transmit a disease to others
What is a passive carrier?
The act of restoring someone to health or normal life after recovering from illness.
What is rehabilitation?
An outbreak where a person infected by common-source spread may infect others through propagated spread
What is a mixed epidemic?
Bacteria, virus, or other microorganism that can cause a disease
What is a pathogen?
Spread of infection by a living organism which carries the infectious agent to a susceptible host
What is vector-borne transmission?
An infected person who can transmit a disease to others at different intervals
What is an intermittent carrier?
Activities aimed at health screening and early detection in order to improve the likelihood of cure and reduce the chance of disability or death.
What is secondary prevention?
Cases of disease regularly found among a certain population or certain area
What is an endemic?
A habitat where an infectious agent can grow or multiply. Ex. animals, environment, humans
What is a reservoir?
Transfer of infectious agent from one infected host to a susceptible host
What is mechanical transmission?
This group has the capability of transmitting a disease even though they have recovered from their illness
What is a convalescent carrier?
Efforts to limit disability by providing rehabilitation where disease, injury, or a disorder has already occurred and caused damage.
What is tertiary prevention?
An outbreak where an infection or disease spreads person-to -person
What is a propagated outbreak?
A nonliving object that can transmit an infectious agent. Ex. food, air, water, instruments
What is a fomite?
Vector becomes infected with disease from an infected animal and transmits it to a host. Ex. fleas and ticks
What is biological transmission?