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Introduction
What is the definition of disease...,
List some potential causes of dis...,
What continuum are all organisms ...
43  cards
Applying the Epidemiological Triad
What are the 3 parts of the epide...,
What factor influences the enviro...,
What factors influence the host p...
20  cards
Language of Epidemiology
Can a disease be spread 1,
What is direct transmission 2,
What is indirect transmission 3
14  cards
Incidence and Prevalence
What are the 2 measures of freque...,
Prevalence 2,
What can cause the prevalence to ...
25  cards
Morbidity and Mortality
Mortality rate 1,
Crude mortality rate 2,
Cause specific mortality rate 3
36  cards
Disease Modeling
What are the arguments against st...,
What are the arguments for studyi...,
What is the triangulation approach 3
52  cards
Rabies Virus and its Modeling in Bats
What shape is the rabies virus 1,
What genus is rabies in 2,
What is the reservoir for rabies 3
22  cards
Pathogen Spillover
Spillover 1,
What are most emerging diseases c...,
Reservoir host 3
10  cards
Tick Talk: The Ecology of Ticks
What are ticks 1,
What arthropod are ticks most clo...,
What are the two tick families 3
32  cards
Multi-host Systems
What underpins emerging infectiou...,
What are most eids classified as 2,
How do the compartmental models f...
40  cards
Specific Disease Systems
What is lifelong infectivity 1,
How is fiv transmitted 2,
What type of virus is fiv 3
25  cards
Dracunculiasis/Guinea Worm
What is guinea worm 1,
Why is guinea worm such a problem 2,
How long is an adult guinea worm 3
12  cards
Lyme Disease/Borreliosis
What is the causative agent of ly...,
What are the signs of lyme disease 2,
What is the main reservoir of lym...
18  cards
Community Epidemiology Continuum
What is on the x axis of a commun...,
What is on the y axis of a commun...,
What are the 4 case types that fa...
8  cards
2024 Ebola Outbreak in Rwanda
What type of virus is marburg dis...,
What are the signs of mdv 2,
What is the case fatality rate of...
6  cards
2002 SARS-CoV Pandemic
How many countries and people wer...,
What was considered to be the cul...,
Why was the approach to culling c...
4  cards
Sin Nombre Virus
Where did the outbreak of sin nom...,
What is unique about how sin nomb...,
What was the index case for sin n...
11  cards
Carpet Python/Raccoon Roundworm
How is carpet python roundworm tr...,
What type of hosts are humans for...,
What is the causative agent of ca...
14  cards
West Nile Virus
What occurred in queens county ne...,
What population was affected by t...,
What was the initial causative ag...
21  cards
Nipah Virus
Where is nipah virus found 1,
Is nipah virus seasonal or year r...,
What is the morphology of nipah v...
21  cards
Langya Henipahvirus
What other virus is layv related ...,
What is the morphology of layv 2,
Where is layv found 3
13  cards
Avian Reovirus
What are the 2 major reservoir fo...,
What does arv cause 2,
What viral family does arv belong...
15  cards
Shope Papillomavirus
What is shope papillomavirus a mo...,
What is the morphology of shope p...,
What human virus is shope papillo...
15  cards
Chlamydia in Koalas
What is the morphology of chlamyd...,
What two species of chlamydia are...,
What are the signs of chlamydia i...
8  cards
African Swine Fever
What type of virus is asf 1,
What are the hosts of asf 2,
What is the mortality of asf in d...
9  cards
Fescue Toxicosis
Where is fescue found 1,
What are the descriptors for fesc...,
What is most fescue infected by a...
9  cards
Johne's Disease/Paratuberculosis in Cattle
What is the causative agent of jo...,
What portions of the body does jo...,
What disease dose the causative a...
14  cards
Tularemia
What is the causative agent of tu...,
What are the pathogen characteris...,
What are the vectors for tularemia 3
15  cards
S.enterica in wild birds
Is senterica g or g 1,
What bacterial genus is senterica...,
What senterica serotype is common...
10  cards
Snake Fungal Disease
What is the causative agent of sn...,
Where is sfd commonly found 2,
Why are snakes important to the e...
19  cards
Salmonella in Backyard Poultry
0  cards
CWD
0  cards

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