Process and Transmission of Infection

Term that refers to individual cases of an infectious disease

• sporadic

• endemic

• pandemic

• epidemic

Term that refers to a continuous transmission of disease within a population or region

• sporadic

• endemic

• pandemic

• epidemic

Term that refers to an infectious disease that has spread to most continents

• sporadic

• endemic

• epidemic

• pandemic

Term that refers to a higher than normal transmission or spread to new geographical regions.

• sporadic

• endemic

• epidemic

• pandemic

The term for a source of infection or where the pathogen resides is

• a reservoir

• a pathogen

• a symptom

• a chain

A synonym for subclinical would be

• clinical

• supraclinical

• asymptomatic

• none of the above

A carrier has symptoms of the disease and can spread the disease.

• True

• False

Another term for pathogen would be

• a disease causing microorganism

• an infectious agent

• a susceptible host

• none of the above

How the infectious agent leaves the reservoir?

• The portal of entry

• The portal of exit

• The susceptible host

• The mode of transmission

Which of the following is not a factor that increases susceptibility

• age

• nutritional status

• immune status

• will power