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What defines a contagious disease?
What defines a contagious disease?
Which statement accurately describes a communicable disease?
Which statement accurately describes a communicable disease?
Which of the following is true about an infectious disease?
Which of the following is true about an infectious disease?
What role do reservoirs of infection play?
What role do reservoirs of infection play?
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What is meant by the term etiologic agent?
What is meant by the term etiologic agent?
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Study Notes
Communicable Disease
- A disease caused by an infection agent or its toxic products.
- Transmitted directly or indirectly to a healthy person or animal.
- Transmitted through an intermediate animal host, vector, or inanimate environment.
Contagious Disease
- Easily spread directly from person to person.
- All contagious diseases are infectious.
Infectious Disease
- Applied to diseases not transmitted by ordinary contact.
- Requires direct inoculation, often through a break in the skin or mucus membrane.
Causative or Etiologic Agent
- The mode of action of an infectious agent.
Reservoirs of Infection
- Living bodies that harbor, sustain, and maintain the growth and multiplication of infectious agents.
- Infected persons can transmit the infectious agent to others.
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Description
This quiz explores the definitions and characteristics of communicable, contagious, and infectious diseases, along with causative agents and reservoirs of infection. Test your knowledge on how these diseases spread and their implications for health. Prepare to discover the vital roles of infection in public health as you take on this challenging assessment.
