Microbiology: Chapter 24 - Emerging Infectious Diseases

I

Acanthamebiasis is a group ___ emerging/reemerging infectious disease.

I

Protozoan emerging and reemerging disease generally belong to category:

drift

Small changes in the viral coat that happen over time are referred to as an antigenic ____.

flying foxes

The Hendra virus is transmitted by ____.

Green Monkeys

The Marburg virus was originally spread by:

69%

The United Nations estimates that by the year 2050 more than ___ of the world's population will live in urban areas.

Adoption

The establishment and further spreading of an infectious disease within a new population is a process called:

CDC

The lead federal agency whose primary responsibility is to protect the people of the United States from infections diseases is the ____.

Mumps

Which of the following disease is considered to fall in the group II category?

Peptic ulcer

Which of the following disease is transmitted by the fecal-oral route?

Tularemia

Which of the following diseases can be transmitted by a tick?

Hantavirus

Which of the following infections diseases is considered to be a newly emerging disease?

Tuberculosis

Which of the following infections diseases is considered to be a reemerging disease?

Helicobacter pylori

Which of the following organisms belongs in the group I category?

Antigenic drift

a mechanism for variation in viruses that involves the accumulation of mutations within the genes that code for antibody-binding sites

National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease

classified emerging and reemerging infections diseases into only 3 groups; conducts and supports basic applied research

Human parvovirus B19

"Fifth disease" is caused by ___.

International Emerging Infections Program

integral component of the CDC global program' reinforces the identification of emerging infections around the world and to effectively respond to them

Emerging Infectious Disease

introduction of a pathogen into a new host population

Centers for Disease Control

lead U.S federal agency; provides information, recommendations, technical assistance for state and local health departments

Reemerging Infectious Disease

older disease known for a long time, previously under control by recurring

Group I

pathogens that have been newly recognized in the past 2 decades

International Health Regulations

provide a global framework to address needs through a collective approach for prevention, detection, and timely response to any public health emergency of international concern

Adoption

the establishment and further spreading of the pathogen within the new host population