Epidemiology: Presentations of Infection
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Which type of clinical cases are considered more important epidemiologically?

  • Severe cases
  • Fatal cases
  • Mild cases (correct)
  • Typical cases

    • How are mild cases of infection described in the text?

  • Having severe symptoms
  • Having atypical symptoms
  • Restrained in the community
  • Ambulant with troublesome signs and symptoms (correct)

    • What characteristic distinguishes mild clinical cases from moderate or severe cases?

  • Source of infection
  • Severity of symptoms (correct)
  • Age of the individuals
  • Rate of spread

    • How are fatal cases of infection described in the text?

    <p>Resulting in death</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which type of clinical cases pose a higher epidemiological concern based on the text?

    <p>Ambulant mild cases</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is another name for a subclinical case of a disease?

    <p>Masked case</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How do subclinical cases contribute to disease transmission?

    <p>Act as carriers and contaminate the environment like clinical cases</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How are subclinical cases detected?

    <p>Through laboratory tools</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following terms describes a case where the infectious agent multiplies in the host but does not manifest symptoms?

    <p>Covert case</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In what way do subclinical cases help maintain disease endemicity?

    <p>By accelerating disease spread</p> Signup and view all the answers

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