Epidemiology
science that studies health problems within populations
what is epidemiology?
standard criteria if anyone has a particular condition or disease
what is a case definition?
an individual who can transmit diseases to others
what is an active carrier?
infectious agent transferred by direct contact
what is direct transmission?
Vaccinations, altering behaviors, and banning substances are all examples
What is primary prevention?
measure the association between exposure and disease
what is analytic exposure?
infectious diseases that can be spread
what is a primary case?
people who never experience symptoms while being infected
what is a healthy or passive carrier?
infectious agent transfer from inanimate objects
what is indirect transmission?
Preventing exposures to harmful hazards
What is active primary prevention?
describe the distributions of diseases and determinants
what is descriptive epidemiology?
a person that contracts disease from a primary case
what is a secondary case?
recovered individuals that are still able to transmit the disease
what is a convalescent carrier?
infectious agents carried by dust or air
what is airborne transmission?
focuses on specific risk factors for certain illness
what is passive primary prevention?
the increase in number of cases for a disease
what is a epidemic?
case classified as suspected for report
what is a suspect case?
those that can transmit agents during the incubation period
what is a incubatory carrier?
vectors that carry infectious agents through mechanical means
what is mechanical transmission?
identify illness in early stages
what is secondary prevention?
an epidemic that has spread worldwide
what is a pandemic?
patient zero
what is a index case?
one who harbors an infectious organism
what is a intermittent carrier?
biological vector carries a pathogen from one host to another
what is biological transmission?
focus on the people who already have an illness
what is tertiary prevention?