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- 3. The study of the distribution and determinants of disease in human populations
- 6. The process or procedure by which a subject is rendered immune, or resistant to a specific disease. This term is often used interchangeably with vaccination or inoculation, although theact of inoculation/vaccination does not always result in immunity.
- 7. a bacterium, virus, or other microorganism that can cause disease.
- 8. The presence of microorganisms on or within body sites without symptoms, detectable host immune response, cellular damage, or clinical expression
- 10. the ongoing, systematic collection, analysis, and interpretation of health-related data essential to planning, implementation, and evaluation of public health practice
- 11. Protection against a disease
- 12. refers to any infection that develops during or as a result of an admission to an acute care facility
- 13. The total number of disease cases (new and existing) within a population at a given time
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- 1. a disease-producing microorganism spread by contact with blood or other body fluids from an infected person. Examples include hepatitis B and C as well as HIV
- 2. a process of removal of visible soil from objects and surfaces
- 4. a process that eliminates many or all microorganisms except bacterial spores
- 5. The result of microbes changing in ways that reduce or eliminate the effectiveness of drugs, chemicals, or other agents to cure or prevent infections
- 9. a process that destroys or eliminates all forms of microbial life