World Health Organization Definition and Health Levels Quiz

Levels of Health: Excellent, Fairly well, Feeling under par, Definitely sick or ____

_____-state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being - Not merely the absence of disease (World Health Organization)

Disease results from an imbalance between disease agents and man -The nature and extent of the imbalance depend on the nature and characteristics of the _____ and agent

Factors in Disease Causation: Agent, _____, Environment

Biological agents: Anthropoids, Helminthes, Protozoa, Fungi, Bacteria, Rickettsia, _____

Chemical agents: Endogenous, Exogenous Endogenous produced by the human, Exogenous outside of the _____

Infrared Radiation causes thermal damage to the ______

Ultraviolet Radiation can cause eye injury and ______ damage (accelerated aging)

Ionizing Radiation, such as X-rays and Gamma Rays, can lead to Acute radiation Syndrome and ______

Cold exposure can lead to trench foot and ______

Chronic Friction, such as from vibrating tools like a Jackhammer, can lead to Vasospasms of fingers, which can result in ______ syndrome

The ability of an infectious agent to gain access and adapt to the human host is known as ______

Pathogenicity is a measure of the ability of an agent, when lodged in the body, to set up a specific ______

Virulence is a measure of the severity of the reactions, measured in terms of ______

Reservoir refers to the man, animals, plants, soil, or inanimate organic matter in which an infectious agent lives, multiplies, and depends primarily for ______

Direct Contact transmission occurs when the unprotected host touches the patient, specimen, or a contaminated ______