Exam 6: Transmission of Infection, the Compromised Host, Epidemiology, and Diagnosing Infections

In July 9,2009 about 2% of patients visiting emergency rooms had influenza.This number rose until in October of that year,when 10% had influenza.This was probably a(n)

Epidemiological studies that sometimes identify the index case are known as _____ studies.

The statement "Wash hands before and after patient contact and after removal of gloves." comes from

Out of a population of 200,000,500 people are infected by a disease on January 1,2013.The prevalence of the disease is

Control groups are required when performing _____ studies.

Infections with _____ are particularly problematic in burn patients?

The mode of transmission for the common cold is

How does morbidity rate differ from incidence rate?

The risk of a(n)_____ infection is increased in clinical settings.

What are potential sources of nosocomial infections? List at least six.

Which of the following is an example of direct contact transmission?

Explain how global warming could affect the spread of infectious diseases.

Explain the difference between descriptive and analytical epidemiological studies.

Explain the difference between morbidity rate and mortality rate.

Calculate the morbidity,mortality,and incidence rates,given the following information: in a study conducted between January 1 and January 31,80 new cases of influenza were reported in a community of 10,000 individuals,bringing the total number of active influenza cases to 100.In this same period,2 individuals died from complications of the disease.

Contact transmission may occur indirectly when a nonliving intermediate,called a _____,is involved.

Chemicals with activities similar to antibiotics that are made by normal bacterial flora are called

Describe and provide examples for the three types of contact transmission.

The Hantavirus has a limited transmission because

What is the mode of transmission for cholera?