Diseases Key Terms Quiz
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a disease outbreak that spread quickly through the population in a geographical area
A. pandemic
B. epidemic
C. endemic
The state of being ill or diseased
A. Mortality
B. Morbidity
an epidemic that spreads worldwide
A. pandemic
B. epidemic
C. endemic
An infectious disease transferred from host to host
A. Infectious disease
B. Epidemic
C. Pandemic
D. Communicable disease
The branch of medicine that deals with the incidence, distribution, and control of disease
A. Mortality
B. Morbidity
C. Epidemilogy
A Non-communicable disease that is due to gender, age e.g. cancer
A. Infectious disease
B. Communicable disease
C. Non Infectious disease
D. Infectious Disease
a disease regularly found among particular people or a certain area
A. epidemic
B. pandemic
C. endemic
An infectious disease of animals e.g. rabies which can cause disease when transmitted from animals to humans
A. Zoonotic disease
B. Contagious disease
C. Infectious disease
D. Vector
The total number of cases in a population at a certain time
A. Prevalence of disease
B. Incidence of disease
A disease spread by parasites, bacteria, fungi, etc.
A. Infectious Disease
B. Communicable Disease
C. Non-communicable Disease
D. Contagious Disease
A disease spread by contact
A. communicable disease
B. non communicable disease
C. contagious disease
D. endemic
Death – may include the cause of death
A. Mortality
B. Morbidity
a parasite that carries a pathogen
A. Vector
B. Disease
C. Pandemic
The number of new cases in a population during a particular time period
A. Prevalence of disease
B. Incidence of disease
A microorganism e.g. bacteria that cause disease
A. Vector
B. Pathogen
C. Pandemic