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What is the term for the ability of microbial species to produce disease?
What is the term for the ability of microbial species to produce disease?
Which of the following diseases is endemic in most parts of India?
Which of the following diseases is endemic in most parts of India?
What is the term for a disease that spreads rapidly, involving many persons in an area at the same time?
What is the term for a disease that spreads rapidly, involving many persons in an area at the same time?
What is the term for a widespread epidemic that affects multiple regions or countries?
What is the term for a widespread epidemic that affects multiple regions or countries?
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Which of the following is an example of a pandemic?
Which of the following is an example of a pandemic?
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Study Notes
Microbial Disease Concepts
- Pathogenicity refers to the ability of microbial species to produce disease.
- Virulence refers to the ability of microbial strains to produce disease.
Disease Classifications
- Endemic diseases are constantly present in a particular area, e.g., typhoid fever in most parts of India.
- Epidemic diseases spread rapidly, involving many persons in an area at the same time, e.g., annual winter epidemics of influenza in cold countries.
- Pandemic diseases are epidemics that spread through many areas of the world, involving very large numbers of persons within a short period, e.g., influenza, cholera, and plague.
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Quiz on the concepts of pathogenicity, virulence, endemic, epidemic, and pandemic diseases, including examples of diseases such as typhoid fever and influenza.
