HLTB21H3 : Tutorial Activity 2

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Match the following terms to the related answer: C. high percentage of fatal infections: measles. E. an immunization rate of over 94% prevents an outbreak: tuberculosis. A high percentage of inapparent infections: toxic shock syndrome. A gender specific disease with a low case fertility rate: sars. D. a recent epidemic with a high transmission rate. Matquestion 2 mamatch the following terms to their correct definitions: C. an organism that grows, feeds, and is sheltered on or in a different organism and that does not contribute to the survival of its host: virus. D. neither a cell nor an organism and can reproduce only within their host: pathogen. An insect or other organism that transmits a pathogen. E. any entity that is capable of causing disease. What is r0: the basic reproductive ratio of the disease, the multiplier of the disease. The value which helps to predict how fast a disease will spread through the population.

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Match the term with its definition.

____1. Case

____2. Case fatality rate

____3. Disease control

____4. Elimination of disease

____5. Emerging of disease

____6. Eradication of disease

____7. Parasite

____8. Reemerging infection disease

A. Reducing the incidence and prevalence of a disease to an acceptable level

B. An existing disease that has increased in incidence or has taken on new forms

C. Termination of all cases of a disease and its transmission globally

D. An individual with a particular disease

E. Reducing the incidence of a disease in a specific area to zero

F. A newly discovered disease

G. An organism that lives in or on another organism, taking its nourishment

H. The proportion of persons with a particular condition who dies from that condition

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Answer questions 5-10 by choosing an infectious disease that you are interested in and in 1-2 sentences each, briefly describe that disease with regard to the six steps in the chain of infection.

5) What is the infectious agent, what type of microorganism is it, and what disease(s) does it cause.

What is the reservoir of the infectious agent?

What is the most common portal of exit of the infectious agent?

What is the mode of transmission of the infectious agent?

What is the most common portal of entry of the infectious agent?

10) What is considered a susceptible host for the infectious agent?

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. Find an organism in this group and answer the questions below regarding the chosen pathogen.

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Give a brief overview of the organism you have selected, including its full scientific name, how it is identified in the lab; where it usually lives, etc.

What is the name of the human disease or illness this organism may cause? What are the symptoms?

How is the disease/illness transmitted? Are there specific tests to detect the infection? If so, provide a brief description.

Do any treatments exist for this disease/illness? What are they?

HLTB21H3 : Tutorial Activity 2

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