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What is the ratio of infected individuals to the rest of the exposed population known as?
What is the ratio of infected individuals to the rest of the exposed population known as?
- Contagiosity (correct)
- Infectious Dose
- Incubation period
- Pathogenic Dose
Which type of infection involves exposure to an agent that causes irreversible damage to a cell culture?
Which type of infection involves exposure to an agent that causes irreversible damage to a cell culture?
- Superinfection
- Slow infection
- Cytopathic Dose (correct)
- Latent infection
Which type of immunity is determined by a previous contact with a pathogenic agent?
Which type of immunity is determined by a previous contact with a pathogenic agent?
- Innate immunity
- Acquired immunity (correct)
- Chronic immunity
- Humoral immunity
What is the term for the minimum amount of agent needed to cause disease?
What is the term for the minimum amount of agent needed to cause disease?
Which factor involves mechanical and chemical barriers as well as genetic and physiological determinants in resisting diseases?
Which factor involves mechanical and chemical barriers as well as genetic and physiological determinants in resisting diseases?
What type of infection involves a very sudden and severe course of illness?
What type of infection involves a very sudden and severe course of illness?
Which term describes an outbreak with an increased or mass occurrence of cases in a particular time and space?
Which term describes an outbreak with an increased or mass occurrence of cases in a particular time and space?
How are infections typically spread from an infected vertebrate host?
How are infections typically spread from an infected vertebrate host?
What is the term for a mass occurrence of a disease in many countries or continents?
What is the term for a mass occurrence of a disease in many countries or continents?
Which process in the epidemic dynamics involves the entry of the agent into a susceptible host?
Which process in the epidemic dynamics involves the entry of the agent into a susceptible host?
In what way can infectious material be spread if the host becomes a 'carrier'?
In what way can infectious material be spread if the host becomes a 'carrier'?
What does the term 'Zoonoses' mean in Greek?
What does the term 'Zoonoses' mean in Greek?
What term refers to a long-term or permanent occurrence of a disease or its agent in a certain locality or area?
What term refers to a long-term or permanent occurrence of a disease or its agent in a certain locality or area?
Who first coined the term 'Zoonoses'?
Who first coined the term 'Zoonoses'?
What are 'Anthroponoses'?
What are 'Anthroponoses'?
In zoonoses and sapronoses, what is the role of humans most commonly?
In zoonoses and sapronoses, what is the role of humans most commonly?
How does WHO define zoonoses in terms of transmission?
How does WHO define zoonoses in terms of transmission?
What is the distinction between 'Anthropo-zoonoses' and 'Zoo-anthroposes'?
What is the distinction between 'Anthropo-zoonoses' and 'Zoo-anthroposes'?
Which type of immunity is acquired naturally after infection?
Which type of immunity is acquired naturally after infection?
What is a mechanism that helps bacteria evade the host's antibodies by changing surface antigens?
What is a mechanism that helps bacteria evade the host's antibodies by changing surface antigens?
Which factor influences the entry of an infectious agent into the host?
Which factor influences the entry of an infectious agent into the host?
In which situation is passive immunity acquired naturally?
In which situation is passive immunity acquired naturally?
Which action enables pathogens to survive inside host cells like macrophages?
Which action enables pathogens to survive inside host cells like macrophages?
What is an example of a genetic factor that impacts host immunity?
What is an example of a genetic factor that impacts host immunity?
What is a common mode of transmission for diseases like rabies virus?
What is a common mode of transmission for diseases like rabies virus?
Which mode of indirect transmission involves the spread of infections through the air?
Which mode of indirect transmission involves the spread of infections through the air?
Which type of transmission involves infections acquired during diverse medical procedures like injections or operations?
Which type of transmission involves infections acquired during diverse medical procedures like injections or operations?
Vertical transmission unique to mammals includes which method of passing agents from one host to another?
Vertical transmission unique to mammals includes which method of passing agents from one host to another?
Which mode of transmission involves the use of haematophagous arthropods?
Which mode of transmission involves the use of haematophagous arthropods?
