Malaria being spread by mosquitoes is an example of which type of disase transmission? Vehicle-borne Zeonosis Fontice-borne Vector-borne The disease- evoking power of a pathogen is called which of the following? Invasiveness Variability Virulence Communicability The likelihood of a pathogen or agent being trans-from one infected person to another susceptive person is referred to as which of the following? Invasiveness Variability Virulence Communicability Metabolic diseases are best defined by which of the following? A collective name that refers to a group of many diseases with one common characteristic- uncontrolled growth of mutated cells A lower level of mental, physical, or moral state than is normal Diseases existing at birth and often before birth, or that develop during the first month of life Caused by the body reacting to an invasion of or injury by a foreign object or substance Any of the diseases or disorders that disrupt the process of converting food to energy on a cellular level; affects the ability of the cell to perform critical biochemical reactions that involve the processing or transport of proteins (amino acids), carbohydrates (sugars and starches), or lipids (fatty acids) As a general rule, a disease is included on a state\'s list of notifiable diseases under what conditions? Causes serious morbidity or death Has the potential to spread Can be controlled with appropriate intervention All of the above conditions warrant reporting the disease. The natural course of communicable disease involves a susceptible host; a point of exposure; a cube clinical disease phase; the clinical disease phase; and a phase of recovery, disability, or death. Which phase is related to the latency period? Susceptibility phase Subclinical phase Clinical disease phase Recovery, disability, or death phase Which term refers to quarantine-type activities that are conducted on an inpatient basis in a hospital or nursing home? Quarantine Isolation Good hygiene Immunization Chemoprophylaxis What herd immunity threshold did Jonas Salk suggest would make it infeasible for there to be a polio epidemic? 55% 65% 75% 85% Solution 13. b)- zoonosis 14. c)-virulence 15. d)- communicability 16. e) 17. d) - all of the above conditions 18. b) - subclinical phase 19. b) - isolation 20. d) - 85%.