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Chapter One (Book)

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TermDefinition
Congenital diseases that are present at birth
Chronic diseases that are present or recur over a long period of time
Acute diseases where symptoms are severe and their course is short
Degenerative Diseases diseases that deteriorate or impair an organ or the structure of cells and the tissues of which they are a part.
Infectious Diseases diseases that result from activities of living creatures, usually microorganisms, that invade the body.
Contagion the transmission of infectious disease agents between people, may be direct through person-to-person contact or indirect contact.
Vectors Contagion from an insect bite
Fomites Contagion from things like blankets, money, or water
Clinical refers to the appearance of symptoms that can be presented to a physician for observation and treatment
Subclinical condition where an infectious agent may enter the body, multiply, stimulate the production of antibodies, and be eliminated from the body without the person's being consciously aware of any illness.
Latency Period an infectious disease period between the time the infection occurs and the appearance of clinical symptoms
Incubation time for a disease to adapt to its host and multiply and become numerous in its mode of transmission
Endemic a disease that is constantly present in an area
Hypoendemic a endemic disease that has a "popcorn" transmission
Hyperendemic a endemic disease that has an intense transmission
Epidemic Disease An outbreak spreading through a population or or widespread degenerative disease
Incidence refers to the number of cases of a disease diagnosed or reported for a population during a defined period of time, most commonly a year
Prevelance refers to the number of people in a population sick with a disease at a particular time, regardless of when the illness began
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