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Epidemiology

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Microparasite   multiply in host body, short life span and small body, transient infection  
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sub-groups of micro-parasite attack   susceptible, infected but latent, infected and infectious, recovered and immune  
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incubation period   time from entrance to the body until the clinical symptoms appear,dependent on age, host organism immune system  
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latent period   organism enters non-active sites while immune system focus on responding to the organism activity. can be dormant for years  
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macroparasite   seen with naked eye, do not replicate within host, transmissible  
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epidemiology   study of occurrence,spread and control of disease.  
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data collection   observational and descriptive, analytical and experimental.  
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data result   record of disease affecting population, cause of transmission, risk factors, prediction of future outbreaks, control policy  
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infection   invasion of host organism with a disease causing organism  
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disease   pathological condition of an organism.  
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infectious disease   transmissible disease caused by entrance, growth and multiplication of microorganism in the body such as virus, fungi or bacterium  
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carriers   host taht show no symptoms of disease but shelter the infectious agent and can pass it to others  
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transmission in carriers   passing the agent  
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resistant in carriers   capacity of organism to defend and withstand the effects of disease  
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endemic   disease constantly present to a greater or lesser degree in people of a certain sub group/ location  
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hyperendemic   equally endemic at a high level in all age group population  
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holoendemic   endemic in entire population of given area  
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epidemic   large no. of infection by a particular agent develops in short time and transmit rapidly to many individuals  
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panademic   widespread epidemic infection over continents  
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prevalence   no of all new and old cases of a disease during particular period  
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period and point   p ; defined period of time P: single period of time  
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incidence   measure of the risk of developing new condition in a time frame  
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seroconversion   development of detectable specific antibodies int he serum as a result of infection or immunization  
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descriptive data   collected during/after outbreak, analysis depends on data, info on demographic, geography, climatic, behavioural and personal situations,  
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analytical epidemiology   studies to test a hypothesis about disease and exposure relationship  
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case control   evaluate difference in people with and without disease, search in different time periods(retrospective).  
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Cohort study   identifies group of people exposed to the possible harmful agents and follow them for a period of time to see the effects in comparision to the not exposed. PROSPECTIVE : expected in the future  
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experimental   drug and vaccine trials, placebo, detailed planning and analysis, ethical issues, different reactions from different organism  
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mathematical modelling   descriptive, analytical and experimental studies, interpretative and predictive, widely applicable  
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herd immunity   degree to which community is susceptible to an infectious disease by reason of acquired immunity either by previous infection or prophylactic immunisation  
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B E I N G S factor of preventable disease   Biological & Behavioural, Environmental, Immunological, Nutritional, Genetical, Social  
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Vaccination   long term protection against infectious agents. protection offered to everyone in a community in order to decrease the likehood of potential breakdown to those who cannot get vaccinated  
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reasons behind epidemiology   history of disease, spectrum, community health improvementin diagnosis, treatment and prognosis, increase in quality of health service  
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