216 Quiz 10.3.19

It uses RNA instead of DNA as its genetic material

The probability of finding an effect if there, in fact, an effect

A branch of mathematics dealing with the collection, analysis, interpretation, and presentation of data

A disease-causing organism

The immune system cells that are the targets of HIV

A suspension of liquid containing a pathogen

The result of an evolutionary process by which a bacteria lose sensitivity to antibiotics as a result of improper use

Person or animal infected by a pathogen

A test is sensitive if it yields few false negative results and specific if it yields few false positive results.

Places where a pathogen lives and multiplies

Further investigations of a sampling of birth or death certificates to gather additional information

The fecal-oral route is a means of transmission in the chain of infection.

The National Health Interview Survey is conducted by the National Center for Health Statistics.

The first effective anti-retroviral drug against HIV

Comparison of the estimated cost of implementing a policy against its estimated benefit

The Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System is conducted in Guam.

YPLL

Increased immunization coverage increases herd immunity.

The probability of obtaining the observed result by chance alone

Bacteria is not used in bioterrorism.

A crude rate may be adjusted for age, thus creating an adjusted rate.

A prion contains nucleic acid.

Single-celled animals, some of which can live as parasites in the human body and cause disease

Complexes of nucleic acid and protein that lack the machinery to reproduce themselves

The National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey is conducted by the U.S. Census.

The most basic, reliable, and complete data collected on citizens, including birth rate, death rate, and fertility rate