Microbial Disease and Epidemiology Terms
A review of terminology of categories of microbial diseases and disease epidemiology.
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- The number of new cases of a disease during a particular tie period is known as:
- All of the people that have a specific disease at a given time is known as the:
- This type of disease is constantly present in a population.
- This type of disease occurs only occasionally in a population.
- This disease is acquired worldwide by many people in a short amount of time.
- This disease is acquired by many people in a given area in a short amount of time.
- An individual capable of transmitting a disease is known as:
- An individual capable of transmitting a disease without being infected themselves is known as a:
- An infected individual capable of transmitting a disease to others is known as a:
- This type of transmission requires contact with an infected individual:
- This type of transmission spreads disease through a fomite
- Transmission by an inanimate reservoir is known as:
- Transmission by an arthropod is known as:
- A new disease that is increasing in incidence would be considered a:
- A disease passed from animals to humans is:
- A disease that is increasing in incidence after a period of decline is a:
- These carriers are infected but do not show any signs or symptoms.
- These are continual sources of infection:
- Humans and animals are this type of reservoir:
- Soil and water are examples of this type of reservoir:
- In 2007, 1,185,000 total people had AIDS. This is the:
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