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What is the primary route of transmission for pathogens suspended in infectious droplet nuclei?
What is the primary route of transmission for pathogens suspended in infectious droplet nuclei?
- Airborne transmission over long distances (correct)
- Vertical transmission from an infected mother
- Indirect contact with contaminated fomites
- Direct contact with contaminated surfaces
What is the term for the initial transfer of a pathogen from an animal to a human population?
What is the term for the initial transfer of a pathogen from an animal to a human population?
- Vertical transmission
- Spillover event (correct)
- Congenital infection
- Zoonosis
Which of the following is an example of an indirect contact transmission route?
Which of the following is an example of an indirect contact transmission route?
- Receiving a blood transfusion from an infected donor
- Sharing food utensils with an infected person
- Being bitten by an infected mosquito
- Touching a contaminated surface and then touching one's eyes (correct)
What is the term for a disease that is transmitted from animals to humans?
What is the term for a disease that is transmitted from animals to humans?
Which of the following bodily secretions is NOT a common route of transmission for pathogens?
Which of the following bodily secretions is NOT a common route of transmission for pathogens?
What is the term for the transmission of a pathogen from an infected mother to her child during pregnancy or childbirth?
What is the term for the transmission of a pathogen from an infected mother to her child during pregnancy or childbirth?
Which of the following vectors is a vertebrate?
Which of the following vectors is a vertebrate?
What is the term for a living organism that transmits a pathogen?
What is the term for a living organism that transmits a pathogen?
What is the primary reason for a pandemic to occur in a population?
What is the primary reason for a pandemic to occur in a population?
What is the term for the study of the occurrence, determinants, distribution, and control of health and disease in a defined human population?
What is the term for the study of the occurrence, determinants, distribution, and control of health and disease in a defined human population?
What is the term for a disease that occurs occasionally and at irregular intervals?
What is the term for a disease that occurs occasionally and at irregular intervals?
Who is considered the first epidemiologist?
Who is considered the first epidemiologist?
What was the cause of the 1854 cholera outbreak in Soho?
What was the cause of the 1854 cholera outbreak in Soho?
What is the term for a disease that maintains a relatively steady low-level frequency at a moderately regular interval?
What is the term for a disease that maintains a relatively steady low-level frequency at a moderately regular interval?
What is the term for a disease that gradually increases in occurrence frequency above the endemic level but not to the epidemic level?
What is the term for a disease that gradually increases in occurrence frequency above the endemic level but not to the epidemic level?
What is the term for a zoonotic spillover event that leads to a pandemic?
What is the term for a zoonotic spillover event that leads to a pandemic?
Which bodily secretion is most likely to be involved in direct contact transmission?
Which bodily secretion is most likely to be involved in direct contact transmission?
What is the term for the transmission of a pathogen from an infected mother to her child during pregnancy or childbirth?
What is the term for the transmission of a pathogen from an infected mother to her child during pregnancy or childbirth?
What is the primary route of transmission for pathogens suspended in infectious droplet nuclei?
What is the primary route of transmission for pathogens suspended in infectious droplet nuclei?
Which of the following vectors is typically an arthropod?
Which of the following vectors is typically an arthropod?
What is the term for the transmission of a disease from animals to humans?
What is the term for the transmission of a disease from animals to humans?
What is the term for the initial transfer of a pathogen from an animal population to a human population?
What is the term for the initial transfer of a pathogen from an animal population to a human population?
Which of the following is an example of an airborne transmission route?
Which of the following is an example of an airborne transmission route?
What is the term for a living organism that transmits a pathogen?
What is the term for a living organism that transmits a pathogen?
What is the primary outcome of sustained human-to-human transmission of a pathogen?
What is the primary outcome of sustained human-to-human transmission of a pathogen?
What is the significance of the 1854 cholera outbreak in Soho?
What is the significance of the 1854 cholera outbreak in Soho?
What is the term for a situation where a pathogen is transmitted from a vertebrate to a human?
What is the term for a situation where a pathogen is transmitted from a vertebrate to a human?
What is the term for a disease that maintains a steady low-level frequency at a moderately regular interval?
What is the term for a disease that maintains a steady low-level frequency at a moderately regular interval?
What was the primary cause of the 1854 cholera outbreak in Soho?
What was the primary cause of the 1854 cholera outbreak in Soho?
What is the significance of John Snow in the field of epidemiology?
What is the significance of John Snow in the field of epidemiology?
What is the term for a disease that gradually increases in occurrence frequency above the endemic level but not to the epidemic level?
What is the term for a disease that gradually increases in occurrence frequency above the endemic level but not to the epidemic level?
What is the primary reason for the risk of a pandemic in a population?
What is the primary reason for the risk of a pandemic in a population?
