Chapter 14: Classification of Infectious Diseases - Occurrence of Disease

List some examples of Endemic Diseases: 1) 2)

1) Cold 2) Flu

During the Prevalence of Disease, what type of cases (old or new) are counted?

Both old and new cases

Endemic Disease is _______ (sometimes or always) in the population.

Endemic Disease is always in the population.

___________ Disease is always in the population.

Endemic Disease is always in the population.

Endemic Diseases can become an _____________ and/or a ______________.

Endemic Diseases can become an Epidemic and/or a Pandemic.

Epidemic Diseases are an outbreak of a particular disease ___________ (below or above) normal frequency.

Epidemic Diseases are an outbreak of a particular disease above normal frequency.

T or F: Endemic Disease is usually always at a high frequency in a population.

False - Endemic Disease is usually always at a low frequency in a population.

The Prevalence of Disease arrises from what type of diseases (chronic, new, old, preexisting, etc.)?

From chronic disease

Incidence of Disease is the number of new cases ____________________ (in a population or per time period).

Incidence of Disease is the number of new cases per time period.

___________ of disease is the number of new cases per time period.

Incidence of Disease is the number of new cases per time period.

Pandemic Diseases are a massive _________ (local or world-wide) outbreak.

Pandemic Diseases are a massive world-wide outbreak.

___________ Diseases are a massive world-wide outbreak.

Pandemic Diseases are a massive world-wide outbreak.

Prevalence of Disease is the total number of cases _________________ (in a population or per time period).

Prevalence of Disease is the total number of cases in a population.

_____________ of Disease is the total number of cases in a population.

Prevalence of Disease is the total number of cases in a population.

Sporadic Disease occurs _________ (irregularly or regularly) and ________ (constantly or occasionally).

Sporadic Disease occurs irregularly and occasionally.

_________ Disease occurs irregularly and occasionally.

Sporadic Disease occurs irregularly and occasionally.

When a disease is above normal frequency, what does this indicate?

The disease does not occur everyday

The occurrence of disease is how often disease is ______ (seen or eradicated).

The occurrence of disease is how often disease is seen.

Prevalence of Disease

The total number of cases in a population

Pandemic Diseases

A massive world-wide outbreak

Endemic Disease

Always in the population

Incidence of Disease

Number of new cases per time period

Sporadic Disease

Occurs irregularly and occasionally