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Contact tracing attempts to find all contacts of a confirmed case, in order to test or monitor them for infection. The goal is to stop the spread of a disease by finding and isolating cases.
The terms "intrinsic incubation period" and "extrinsic incubation period" are used in vector-borne diseases.The intrinsic incubation period is the time taken by an organism to complete its development in the definitive host.
The deer tick, a vector for Lyme disease pathogens. Arthropods form a major group of pathogen vectors with mosquitoes, flies, sand flies, lice, fleas, ticks, and mites transmitting a huge number of pathogens.
The term waterborne disease is reserved largely for infections that predominantly are transmitted through contact with or consumption of microbially polluted water.Many infections may be transmitted by microbes or parasites that accidentally, possibly as a result of exceptional circumstances, have entered the water.
Directorate General of Disease Prevention and Control (Indonesian: Direktorat Jenderal Pencegahan dan Pengendalian Penyakit) Secretariat of Directorate General; Directorate of Non-Communicable Disease Prevention and Control (Indonesian: Direktorat Pencegahan dan Pengendalian Penyakit Tidak Menular)
Infected people generate larger droplets and aerosols which can infect over longer distances. A poster outlining precautions for airborne transmission in healthcare settings.
A medical condition is a broad term that includes all diseases and disorders.. A disease is an abnormal condition affecting the body of an organism.. A disorder is a functional abnormality or disturbance.
An infection is the invasion of tissues by pathogens, their multiplication, and the reaction of host tissues to the infectious agent and the toxins they produce. [1] An infectious disease, also known as a transmissible disease or communicable disease, is an illness resulting from an infection.