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Epidemiology
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is epidemiology | Science of evaluating :Occurence, determinants, distribution and control of disease in a population |
| Define Prevelance in epidemiology | Number of infected at any one time |
| Define incidence or morbitidy rate | Number of new cases of a certain time |
| What is Mortality Rate | Death due to disease per unit of time |
| What us an endemic disease | Maintains a dteady but low frequency at regular intervals within an area |
| What is an Epidemic disease | A disease that has a sudden increase above expected levels |
| What is a Common source of Epidemics | Legionaires disease |
| What is a commpn Host to Host epidemic | Measles |
| What is an Outbreak | Sudden Unexpected occurrence, usually in a limited segment |
| What is a sporadic disease | Occurs occasionally at irregular intervals |
| What is a pandemic disease | An increase in occurrence over a large population in a wide region |
| What affects susceptibility to an infection | Age, sex, nutrition, previous exposure |
| How do you manage an outbreak | Eliminate Reservoir, break link between susceptibles and source, reduce susceptibles |