Human Diseases and Infections Quiz
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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?

  • Plasmodium falciparum
  • Cave bats
  • Mosquitoes
  • Mycobacterium tuberculosis (correct)

    • 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?

    <p>Individual harboring pathogens without displaying symptoms</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a zoonotic disease?

    <p>An animal disease transmissible to humans</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for stages in the course of a disease or an infection?

    <p>Disease Syndrome</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for an individual who harbors pathogens but does not display the symptoms?

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

    What is the term for an agent such as a microorganism that causes disease?

    <p>Etiological agent</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for the period between the establishment of an infection and the onset of disease symptoms?

    <p>Incubation Period</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for a physiological change that results in a detectable deviation from the normal healthy state?

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

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