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FMD - ANSWER Give an example of a disease whereby the behaviour of it within a group
is of more value to the diagnosis than a single clinical presentation
Epidemiology - ANSWER What is defined as:
'the study of disease in populations and of factors determining its occurrence'
Endemic - ANSWER What is defined as:
'a disease that is always present in a population'
Footrot
(or mastitis, FeLV, FIV) - ANSWER Give an example of an endemic disease
Epidemic - ANSWER What is defined as:
'a sharp increase in the incidence and prevalence of a disease above normal levels'
BSE - ANSWER Give an example of an epidemic over a long period
Outbreak - ANSWER What is defined as:
'a sudden epidemic of short duration'
Pandemic - ANSWER What is defined as:
'a worldwide epidemic'
, Cause (of a disease) - ANSWER - Defined as:
'an environmental or individual characteristic which affects the incidence of a disease -
if the factor is removed then the disease incidence will decrease'
Mastitis (or footrot, hypomagnesaemia, fatty liver) - ANSWER Give an example of a
multifactorial disease
Necessary - ANSWER What type of cause must be present if the disease is to manifest,
but usually themselves are incapable of causing disease?
Sufficient - ANSWER What type of cause is a combination of necessary causes that
inevitably cause disease?
Risk factor - ANSWER What is defined as:
'a variable whose presence influences the incidence of a disease'
Descriptive
Analytical
Experimental - ANSWER What are the 3 broad groups of epidemiological studies?
Descriptive - ANSWER What type of study would 'a study of the age and breed specific
prevalence of gastric adenocarcinoma in dogs' be?
Longitudinal - ANSWER What type of survey records events over a period of time?
Cross sectional - ANSWER What type of survey records events occurring at a particular
point in time?
Analytical - ANSWER The major category of epidemiological study in which the
association of characteristics with the outcome is evaluated includes
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