Epidemiology review

epidemiology is defined as

• study of disease

• study of disease progression

• study of foodborne-illness

• study of parasites

communicable disease

• a disease that gets spread person to person

• a disease that is not spread through other people

epidemic

• a large, country-wide outbreak

• global outbreak

• a small, localized outbreak

• a disease that is always present, but in lower quantities

pandemic

• a large, country-wide outbreak

• global outbreak

• a small, localized outbreak

• a disease that is always present, but in lower quantities

endemic

• a large, country-wide outbreak

• global outbreak

• a small, localized outbreak

• a disease that is always present, but in lower quantities

carrier

• someone who acts as a vector for the infection but does not get infected themselves

• someone who gets sick and infects others

• an object that holds the infectious agent

morbidity

• the amount of people getting sick

• the amount of people dying

The branch of medical science concerned with the incidence, distribution, and control of diseases that affect large numbers of people is _____________.

• Cardiology
• Radiology
• Epidemiology
• Respirology

Why are developing countries more susceptible to the spread of infectious diseases?

• Lower socio-economic status
• Unstable government
• Lack of healthcare/ education
• All of the above

Where in the world is HIV most prevalent?

• East Asia
• Sub-Saharan Africa
• Latin America
• Europe