Health Education and Community Pharmacy important terms | One Liners
#1
It is isolation of infected individual such that he does not mingle with others till the incubation period of infecting microorganism is over
QUARENTINE
#2
It is a period between entry of an infectious agent in the body till the onset of symptoms of disease
INCUBATION PERIOD
#3
It is defined as an individual possessing infectious agent without suffering from disease but capable of transmitting the disease to others
CARRIERS
#4
It is an infectious disease of animals through which it affects human being
ZOONOTIC
#5
It is an epidemic disease occurring in animal
EPIZOOTIC
#6
It is a disease introduced from foreign land (region)
EXOTIC
#7
It is a disease which spread from one country to other in short time or occurs in different countries at the same time
PANDEMIC
#8
It is quick and rapid spread of disease in smaller area on mass scale
EPIDEMIC
#9
Disease restricted to particular area in relatively lower layer throughout the year
ENDEMIC
#10
It is an occasional occurrence of disease in few individuals in scattered or isolated area and occurs at intervals
SPORADIC
#11
It is an infection along with the contagious disease
COMMUNICABLE DISEASE
#12
It is a disease which is transmitted from one person to another by direct contact
CONTAGIOUS DISEASE
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