Endemic diseases - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

REHS - DiseaseEPIDEMIC - correct answer a widespread occurrence of an infectious disease in a community at a particular time. ENDEMIC - correct answer of a disease or condition) regularly found among particular people or in a certain area. EPIZOOTIC - correct answer relating to or denoting a disease that is temporarily prevalent and widespread in an animal population. ZOONOSIS - correct answer a disease that can be transmitted to humans from animals. PANDEMIC - correct answer (o...

Intro to Path AAMI Final Exam Questions and Answers 100% Pass what is the name for the branch of pathology that deals with homicides? Medico-Legal What's the name for a disease which is short in duration and has a sudden onset? Acute A disease with no know cause is called: Idiopathic Those conditions that actually cause a disease are called: Immediate What's the term for a disease that is continuously present in a community? Endemic Subjective complaints reported by a pati...

The AMEDD views threats from what two perspectives? General threat and health threat What is a health threat? composite of ongoing potential enemy actions; adverse environmental, occupational, and geographic and meteorological conditions, endemic diseases, CBRN, etc What is health Service Support (HSS)? All support and services performed, provided, and arranged by the AMEDD to promote, improve, conserve, or restore the mental and physical well being of personnel in the Army

The AMEDD views threats from what two perspectives? : General threat and health threat What is a health threat? : composite of ongoing potential enemy actions; adverse environmental, occupational, and geographic and meteorological conditions, endemic diseases, CBRN, etc What is health Service Support (HSS)? : All support and services performed, provided, and arranged by the AMEDD to promote, improve, conserve, or restore the mental and physical well being of personnel in the Army. ...

Anatomy and Physio Midterm 1 TCDHAStudy of Disease - correct answer -Pathology -Pathophysiology Disease - correct answer An abnormal state in which the body is not functioning normally What are the seven categories of Disease - correct answer 1) Infection 2) Degenerative Disease 3) Nutritional Disorders 4) Metabolic Disorders 5) Immune Disorders 6) Neoplasms 7) Psychiatric Disorders What are degenerative diseases? - correct answer A disorder that breakdown tissues in the body ...

nose, eyes, cuts in skin) 6. susceptible host (elders, infants, immunocompromised, everyone) prevention and control of infectious diseases - answer- vaccines - safe food handling - good hygiene - water treatment and purification - sewage disposal - condoms - reduced reservoir for infectious vectors (mosquitos) endemic - answerpresent all the time at expected levels in a population within a region - ie. common cold, lime disease, flu epidemic - answersudden rise in the number of cases ...

Etiology is CORRECT ANSWER the cause of the disease Idiopathic Etilology CORRECT ANSWER the cause of the disease is *unknown* Chronic Clinial Course CORRECT ANSWER lasts months to years The latent period is CORRECT ANSWER the time between exposure of tissue to injurious agent and FIRST appearance of S&S. Epidemiology CORRECT ANSWER the study of patterns of disease involving populations examining the occurrence, incidence, prevalence, transmission and distribution of diseases into lar...

REHS Practice Test with A Grade Solutions Epidemic - Answer-occurrence of a disease in a community/region clearly more than the normal occurrence Endemic - Answer-Disease expected to be around to some degree within a geographical area Pandemic - Answer-disease exists throughout a wide area, like cities or countries or the world Epidemiology - Answer-Study of the causation of disease or science of distribution of diseases and the factors that influence distribution Common routes of...

Which of the activities below are related to epidemiology - -describe the occurrence of disease by person, place & time -determine causes of health-related events by comparing different populations -apply insight for descriptive & analytic epidemiology to prevent & control health problems **NOT ensure a competent workforce is available to provide health education, health care, & other services to people who need them An epidemiologist calculates the prevalence of diabetes among young adu...

NUR 215 Exam 2 (Module 3, 4, 5) Questions And Verified Answers. A nurse is caring for a client who has severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS). The nurse knows that health care professional are required to report communicable and infectious diseases. Which of the following illustrate the rationale for reporting? (select all the apply) A. Planning and evaluating control and prevention strategies B. Determining public health priorities C. Ensuring proper medical treatment D. Identifyin...