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What is the period between the establishment of an infection and the onset of disease symptoms called?
What is the period between the establishment of an infection and the onset of disease symptoms called?
- Vector
- Incubation Period (correct)
- Etiological agent
- Reservoir hosts
What is the etiological agent of TB?
What is the etiological agent of TB?
- Plasmodium falciparum
- Cave bats
- Mosquitoes
- Mycobacterium tuberculosis (correct)
Which organism is suspected to be the reservoir host of the Ebola virus?
Which organism is suspected to be the reservoir host of the Ebola virus?
- Mycobacterium tuberculosis
- Mosquitoes
- Cave bats (correct)
- Plasmodium falciparum
What is the definition of a carrier in the context of diseases?
What is the definition of a carrier in the context of diseases?
What is a zoonotic disease?
What is a zoonotic disease?
What is the term for stages in the course of a disease or an infection?
What is the term for stages in the course of a disease or an infection?
What is the term for an individual who harbors pathogens but does not display the symptoms?
What is the term for an individual who harbors pathogens but does not display the symptoms?
What is the term for an agent such as a microorganism that causes disease?
What is the term for an agent such as a microorganism that causes disease?
What is the term for the period between the establishment of an infection and the onset of disease symptoms?
What is the term for the period between the establishment of an infection and the onset of disease symptoms?
What is the term for a physiological change that results in a detectable deviation from the normal healthy state?
What is the term for a physiological change that results in a detectable deviation from the normal healthy state?
