PHC 2

The study of the distribution of disease or physiologic conditions, such as deformities or disabilities and even death, and the factors affecting such distribution among human populations

Any environmental factor or stressor (biologic, chemical, mechanical, physical, & psychosocial) whose presence or absence can lead to illness or disease.

Measures the proportion or percentage of those with the disease who are correctly identified by the signs

The three interactive elements in the epidemiologic triad

The state of resistance of a population group to a particular disease at a given time.

This is the application of statistical measure to crucial events.

Refer to a list of information that determines the health of a particular community or country

The sensitive index of the level of health in a community.

Measures the risk of death from causes associated with pregnancy and childbirth

Used as an index of the adequacy of obstetric care in a given community.

The specific response of the body to an infection.

The host produces own antibodies in response to natural antigens (infections) or artificial antigens (vaccines).

The host receives natural (from nursing mothers) or artificial (from an injection of an immune serum) antibodies produced by another source.

A situation wherein the proportion of the susceptibles are high compared to the proportion of the immunes.

A situation wherein there is a habitual presence of a disease in a given geographic location accounting for the low number of both immunes and susceptibles

Global or worldwide occurrence of a disease.

The time during which an infectious agent may be transferred directly or in directly from an infected person to another person, from infected animals to humans or from an infected person to animals.

The severity or harmfulness of a disease.

The condition of being widespread or general occurrence of a disease in a community.

Capability of a disease being transmitted from a person or animal either through direct or indirect transmission, including insect or other vectors

A special type of proportionate mortality rate measure which is also considered a sensitive index of the standards of health care in a country.

Measures the development of a disease in a group exposed to the risk of such in a given period of time

The law that requires all health workers to register births within 30 days following delivery.

All vital events are registered and reported by place of occurrence not by place of residence. This falls under what classification of data?

Requires the registration of all births and deaths through the National Census and Statistics Office.