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Occurrence, Incubation andCommunicability CBIC Review (Trivium)
Common source outbreak epidemic - ANS-those affected with infection had an
exposure to the same or common agent.
Endemic - ANS-constant and continuous presence of infectious agent in a particular
geographic location.
Epidemic - ANS-A widespread outbreak of an infectious disease.
extrinsic incubation period - ANS-time it takes for pathogen to completely develop in the
intermediate host
Incubation period - ANS-interval between initial infection and first signs and symptoms
Incubation period between age groups - ANS-Shorter in children and longer in adults
Infection occurance - ANS-Can be described as epidemic, pandemic, endemic,
syndemic and sporadic
Intrinsic incubation - ANS-Time for pathogen to develop and cause clinical signs of
disease symptoms in vertebrate host
Latent period - ANS-time between infection and infectiousness
Occurrence of infection - ANS-Rate = frequency of an event in a specified period of time
Incidence - number of new events in specific pop in a defined period
Prevalence = how widespread occurrence is at a particular time. Rate is # of people
w/infection divided by/ # of people who actually have infection + people at risk for
infection
Pandemic - ANS-more widespread geographically than epidemics... (HIV, small pox,
tuberculosis)
Period of communicability - ANS-duration of time that a pathogen can indirectly or
directly transmit an infection to another. Time depends on the microb.
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