12 Questions
Which type of disease is spread from one person to another, either directly or indirectly?
Contagious Disease
What is the term for an infection caused by organisms not normally present in the body but gained entrance from the environment?
Exogenous Infection
Prevalence refers to the proportion of a population who have a specific characteristic in a given time period, regardless of when they first developed the characteristic. Which term is used for a measure of the number of new cases of a characteristic that develop in a population in a specified time period?
Incidence
Which term refers to an infection that comes on suddenly and with great severity, often resulting in the death of the patient over a short period of time?
Fulminating Infection
Sporadic refers to a disease that occurs infrequently and irregularly. What term is used for infections that occur when a person develops an infection during their time at a healthcare facility?
Nosocomial Infections
Which term describes a disease that is constantly present in a certain population?
Endemic Disease
Which term refers to a disease that occurs primarily in wild and domestic animals but can be transmitted to humans?
Zoonosis
What term describes the presence of viruses in the blood?
Viremia
Which type of disease develops rapidly but lasts for a short period of time?
Acute Disease
What type of infection occurs when invading microorganisms are limited to a relatively small area of the body?
Local Infection
Which term refers to an endemic disease in lower animals?
Enzoonosis
What condition involves the presence of actively multiplying bacteria in the blood?
Septicemia
Test your knowledge on different types of diseases based on their ability to spread from person to person and their source of infection. Learn about communicable, non-communicable, contagious diseases, exogenous and endogenous infections.
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