The viral agent of _________- is transmitted by the fecal-oral route, can destroy motor neurons that activate skeletal muscle cells, resulting in disabling and potentially life-threatening flaccid paralysis.
True of false: Malaria was endemic in the U.S. until the late 1940s.
The systematic ongoing collection, analysis, interpretaion, and dissemination of health data is called 'public health __________________.'
Know as the "Father of Epidemiology."
The habitat (living or nonliving) in or on which an infectious agent lives, grows, and multiplies and on which it depends.
The Salk polio __________ became available in 1955.
Ignaz ___________ surmised that mortality due to childbed fever could be drastically reduced by the use of handwashing.
The term 'vaccination' is derived from the Latin word for ________.
The capacity of an organism to cause disease.
The science and study of the causes of disease and their modes of operation.
Bernardino Ramazzini observed in the 17th century that certain jobs carried a high _________ for disease.
________ "such as clothing, towels, and utensils that can harbor a disease agent and are capable of its transmission." (Glossary, pg. 342)
Vital statistics are _________ on birth, death, marriage, and divorce; registration of vital events.
Rehabilitation is a type of _____________ prevention.
The Framingham __________ Study was launched in 1948 (soon after World War II ended).
Florence Nightingale was referred to as the 'Lady of the ___________,' because she cared for patients through the night in city and military hospitals, e.g., in Turkey.