Reference no: EM132785714

1. Define pathology, etiology, infection, and disease.

2. Define normal and transient microbiota.

3. Compare commensalism, mutualism, and parasitism, and give an example of each.

4. Contrast normal microbiota and transient microbiota with opportunistic microorganisms.

5. List Koch's postulates.

6. Differentiate a communicable from a noncommunicable disease.

7. Categorize diseases according to frequency of occurrence.

8. Categorize diseases according to severity.

9. Define herd immunity.

10. Identify four predisposing factors for disease.

11. What are reservoirs for botulism, tetanus and plague?

12. Put the following in proper sequence, according to the pattern of disease: period of decline, period of convalescence, period of illness, prodromal period, incubation period.

13. Define reservoir of infection.

14. Contrast human, animal, and nonliving reservoirs, and give one example of each.

15. Define genetic exchanges that allow a zoonotic virus to infect humans such as influenza virus.

16. Explain three methods of disease transmission.

17. Define healthcare-associated infections, and explain their importance.

18. Define compromised host.

19. List several methods of disease transmission in hospitals.

20. Explain how healthcare-associated infections can be prevented.

21. List several probable reasons for emerging infectious diseases, and name one example for each reason.

22. Define epidemiology, and describe three types of epidemiologic investigations.

23. Identify the function of the CDC.

24. Define the following terms: morbidity, mortality, and notifiable infectious diseases.