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communicable disease vs. infection disease***
def: virus transmitted person to person vs. are in healthy but can cause disase when relocated
note: some exposed, and they don't get it
Koch's postulates (ON TEST)***
Isolated bacteria that causes TB
Must be there in unhealthy
Isolate and grown in pure
Reintroduce and cause disease in healthy
Re isolate and note it be the original cause
modes of transmission (direct/indirect3)
D
:
droplet spread
I
:
airborne- dust
vehicleborn-food/fomites aka handkerchief
vectorborne-flies in shit or lifecycle
infectivity
ability agent to cause infection to host
HOW MANY?
(only one can affect A LOT)
pathogenicity
ability agent to induce disease
virulence
50% vs 90% severity of the disease after infection
note: young vs old like influenza
tools to address the burden 5***
barrier
immunizations
screening
treatments
max effectiveness
barrier protect against airborne
air tight suit and laminar flow hood
biosafety 1-4
1-not common in humans/e coli
2-b/c of injury or ingestion/HIV
3- b/c of air and it's exotic-SARS or TB
4- b/c of air but superkiller-Lassa
herd immunity def NOTE: look further into
max vaccine
resistance of a group to invasion
texas biomed
owned by tom slick
does EVERYONE get vaccine?
no
to eradicate smallpox, polio, and measles8***
limited to only humans
limited persistence
absence of long term carrier
immunity
vaccination
herd immunity
easily diagnosed
effectiveness of vaccines
hazard
inherent danger of exposure
Author
MelodyRodsuwan
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PBH ch. 7
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PBH ch. 7
Updated
2012-08-01T21:45:06Z
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