Community.docx
- 1. INTRODUCTION, DEFINITIONS AND BASIC LEHNOLOGIES s stoly It is study of tente, resp. of dewar the equ SE ASE; an interruption, Paton drander of body uses, syden senses develop from lectios aprats, born wennes, and way of life tre wwwwal adverse conditions Disease HIMIY be infections, contagious d INFECTIOUS DISEASE: A clinically mutest disease of mammals result CONTAGIOUS DISEASE: A disease that is transmitted through contact COMMUNICABLE DISEASE: An illness due to specific mlechts agent or its to sc, capable of being directly or indirectly transmitted from individual to matinal sironment to humans, or animals FREQUENCY: No of occurrences of health related events. It is a relationship betwech raber health related events and size of population. DISTRIBUTION: Description of disease with reference to who (person), when (time) and where (place). & DETERMINANTS: These are the factors which are mainly responsible for the occurence of disease. There are two types of determinants. 1 Primary determinants 11. Secondary determinants 1 Primary Determinants: Main etiological agents are primary determinants. There are Avided into 3 types.
- 2. Biological: Vinuses, bacteria, fangi, rickettsia. Physical: Heal, cold, humidity, pressure, radiation. ā¢ Chemical: Drugs, acid, alkali, poisons, dust allergy, fumes allergy. 11. Secondary Determinants: Help in the progression of disease. Host factors Environmental factors.