Module 8
Epidemiology (Ch 14)

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Epidemiology

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Chapter 14: Epidemiology

• Define pathology, infection, disease and normal microbiota
• Compare commensalism, mutualism, and parasitism
• Contrast normal and transient microbiota with opportunistic microorganisms
• Differentiate a communicable disease from a noncommunicable disease
• Categorize diseases according to frequency of occurrence and severity
• Explain methods of disease transmission and reservoirs of infection
• Explain nosocomial infections and compromised host
• Define epidemiology