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?

Resulting in death Signup and view all the answers

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

Ambulant mild cases Signup and view all the answers

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

Masked case Signup and view all the answers

How do subclinical cases contribute to disease transmission?

Act as carriers and contaminate the environment like clinical cases Signup and view all the answers

How are subclinical cases detected?

Through laboratory tools 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?

Covert case Signup and view all the answers

In what way do subclinical cases help maintain disease endemicity?

By accelerating disease spread Signup and view all the answers

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Which type of clinical cases are considered more important epidemiologically?

How are mild cases of infection described in the text?

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

How are fatal cases of infection described in the text?

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

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

How do subclinical cases contribute to disease transmission?

How are subclinical cases detected?

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

In what way do subclinical cases help maintain disease endemicity?

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