Epidemiological Terminologies
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Which term is used for disease causing agents that live on the surface of the body?

  • Prevalence
  • Epidemiology
  • Infestation (correct)
  • Infection
  • What is the reduction in the incidence and prevalence of a disease called?

  • Epidemiology
  • Disease Control (correct)
  • Infestation
  • Infection
  • Which disease causing agent lives in the lumen of the intestine?

  • Guinea worm
  • Ascaris lumbricoides (correct)
  • Body louse
  • Plasmodium falciparum
  • Which disease causing agent lives in the blood and tissues of the host?

    <p>Plasmodium falciparum</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which disease can be controlled but not prevented due to the difficulty in destroying the breed?

    <p>Malaria</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Epithelial tissue is composed of layers of closely packed ______

    <p>cells</p> Signup and view all the answers

    A tissue is a group or aggregates of ______ that work together to perform one or more specific structural or physiological function in the body.

    <p>cells</p> Signup and view all the answers

    There are FOUR (4) main or basic types of ______ that can be found in the human body.

    <p>tissues</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Each of these types also has ______.

    <p>subdivisions</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Epithelial tissue covers body surfaces and lines body cavities, form ______ and serve for protection, secretion and absorption.

    <p>glands</p> Signup and view all the answers

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