10 Questions
What is the time interval between the initial infection and the first appearance of any signs or symptoms?
Incubation period
What is characterized by early, mild symptoms of disease, such as general aches and malaise?
Prodromal period
During which period is the disease most acute, and people can serve as reservoirs of disease?
Period of illness
What is the final stage of the disease process, where the person regains strength and the body returns to its pre-diseased state?
Period of convalescence
What is the term for a source of the disease organism necessary for a disease to perpetuate itself?
Reservoir
What type of carrier is someone who is infected, but not yet showing symptoms?
Incubatory carrier
What type of reservoir includes insects and arachnids?
Arthropod reservoir
What are the two major non-living reservoirs of disease?
Soil and water
How many principal routes of transmission of disease are there?
3
What is the term for an animal that can transmit disease to humans?
Zoonotic
Test your knowledge of the pathology of infectious diseases, including the etiology, classification, and spread of infections. Learn about microbial mechanisms of pathogenicity and nosocomial infections. Understand the definition of key terms in pathology and infection.
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