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a. What are Zoonoses b. How many Zoonoses are known c. Give 2 examples of Zoonoses |
a. Disease which can be spread from Animals to Humans b. 150 c. - Rabies - Lyme disease |
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a. What are the 3 principal routes in transmission of disease? b. What is a Fomite? |
a. 1. Contact 2. Vehicles 3. Vectors b. Any substance/organism capable of carrying an infectious disease |
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Describe the 3 modes of Vehicle transmission |
1. Food: incompletely cooked or prepared in unsanitary conditions 2. Water: Contaminated or poorly treated sewage 3. Air: Air droplets which can travel more than 1 meter |
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a. Name the 2 general methods by which Vectors transmit diseases b. Give 3 examples of Vectors c. What kind of animals are usually Vectors? |
a. - Mechanical Transmission: Arthropods carry vector Pathogen on feet - Biological Transmission: Pathogen reproduces in vector b. - Mosquitos - Fleas - Tics c. Arthropods |
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a. What is Staphylococus Aureus well know for? b. What kind of infection does it cause? |
a. Its ability to become resistant to antibiotics b. MRSA |
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- Healthcare-Associated Infections (HAI) are also called __(a)__ infections - The routes of transmission of HAIs are __(b)__ transmission and __(c)__ transmission d. What are the 2 principal conditions which compromise the host in HAIs? |
a. Noscomial b. Direct contact transmission c. Indirect contact transmission d. - Broken Mucous Membranes or Skin - Suppressed Immune System |
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a. Define Morbidity b. Define Mortality |
a. Incidence of a specific Notifiable disease b. Deaths from notifiable diseases |