Infection, Contamination, and Infestation

What type of transmission occurs when an infectious agent is transmitted from one person to another through physical contact?

What type of transmission occurs when an infectious agent is transmitted through a vector, such as an arthropod or an animal?

What is the term for the presence of an infectious agent on a body surface or on inanimate objects such as clothes, beddings, surgical instruments, or surgical dressings?

What is the term for a disease that results from the presence of an infectious agent in the body of a person or animal?

What is the term for a disease that can be transmitted from one person to another through direct or indirect contact?

What term is used to describe the constant presence of a disease or infectious agent within a geographic area or population group, without importation from outside?

Which type of infection is acquired by a patient while in hospital?

What is the term for an infection or infectious disease transmissible from vertebrate animals to humans?

What is the term for a disease that is introduced into a country where it does not normally occur?

What is the term for an epidemic that affects a large proportion of the population?

What is the primary focus of epidemiology in studying health-related states and events?

Which of the following is a use of epidemiology in community health?

What is the purpose of calculating morbidity and mortality rates?

What is the primary goal of epidemiology in searching for causes and risk factors?

Which of the following is an indicator of health?

What is the primary purpose of disease surveillance?

What is an example of indirect transmission?

Which mode of transmission involves the direct transfer of an infectious agent from one person to another?

What is the primary goal of infection control practices?

What is the term for the presence of an infectious agent on a body surface or inanimate objects?

What is the primary purpose of disease surveillance in preventing the occurrence of diseases?

Which of the following modes of transmission involves contact with contaminated soil?

What is the term for the termination of all transmission of infection by extermination of the infectious agent?

Which of the following is an example of a fomite?

What is the term for the transmission of disease from mother to fetus during pregnancy?

What is the purpose of measuring mortality rates in public health?

What is the formula to calculate mortality rate?

What is the term for the rate of incidence of a disease?

What is the purpose of morbidity rates in public health?

What is the difference between incidence and prevalence?

What is the life expectancy at birth for males in Malaysia?

What is the principal cause of death in Malaysia for both males and females?

What is the incidence rate of a disease calculated as?

What is the ranking of burden of disease in Malaysia?

What is the definition of life expectancy?

What is the life expectancy at birth for females in Malaysia?

What is the ranking of the top burden of diseases in Malaysia?

What is the term for the number of new cases of specific disease during a given time period?

What is the definition of incidence rate?

What is the principal cause of death in Malaysia for females?