Infectious Diseases suck!
This virus, responsible for the global pandemic in 2020, primarily spreads through respiratory droplets.
What is COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2)?
A condition that lasts a year or longer, and requires ongoing medical care or limits daily activities.
What is a chronic disease?
Diseases that are caused by pathogenic microorganisms, such as bacteria, viruses, parasites or fungi; the diseases can be spread directly or indirectly, from one person to another
What are infectious diseases?
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This can be a stronger predictor of your health than your genetics or medical care
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This bacterial infection primarily affects the lungs and is spread through the air. There is also a latent form of the disease.
What is tuberculosis?
This group of chronic diseases kills 17.9 million people annually.
What are cardiovascular diseases?
A pathological condition of body parts or tissues characterized by an identifiable group of signs and symptoms
What is a disease?
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What is tertiary prevention?
This term refers to the phenomenon where individuals with chronic diseases, such as diabetes or heart disease, experience concurrent mental health conditions, often complicating treatment and management.
What is multimorbidity?
Spread by mosquitos, this tropical disease causes fever, joint pain, and at times, a rash. It also causes encephalitis in neonates.
What is the Zika virus?
This chronic condition is characterized by progressive lung disease and includes two main forms: emphysema and chronic bronchitis.
What is chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)?
Infectious agent that causes disease
What is a pathogen?
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What is tertiary prevention?
This term describes the emergence of resistance in infectious diseases, particularly concerning antibiotics, leading to treatment failures and increased healthcare costs.
What is antimicrobial resistance?
What is fried rice syndrome, through bacillus cereus infection?
The symptoms for these chronic conditions include abominal pain, diarrhea, weight loss, fatigue and malnutrition.
What are inflammatory bowel diseases?
When an infectious agent enters the body and begins to reproduce
What is an infection?
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What is primary prevention?
This approach to disease prevention focuses on early detection and intervention in individuals who are at high risk for developing chronic diseases, often through screening and lifestyle modification programs.
What is secondary prevention?
A virus that primarily affects CD4 T-cells and has since become a chronically manageable disease.
What is HIV?
Approximately 20 million people in the US aged 12 or older have this disorder
What is a substance use disorder?
The relative ability of an agent to cause rapid and severe disease in a host
What is virulence?
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What is primary AND secondary prevention?
The concept of "social determinants of health" includes various factors that influence health outcomes. Name at least three key social determinants.
What are income, education, and access to healthcare?