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Some features of epidemic process
animal) and antropozoonoses (both man and animal) can be the source of
infection.
Spreading of infection
The danger of infection spreading from the patient depends on the period of
the disease.
During the incubation period the role of the patient is not great.
The greatest quantity of microbes are released during the advanced stage of
the disease which is assoсiated with some clinical manifestation such as
frequent stools, vomiting, sneezing and cough
If the disease is severe, the patient remains in bed and can only infect his
relatives.
If the disease has mild course and the patient does not attend for medical aid
and continues performing his routing duties (at the office, school) thus
actively promoting the spread of infection.
Carriers of infection
Acute carrier state can last from several days to several weeks
Chronic carriers in 3-5% of cases carrier state can persist for years or even
for the rest of the life, which can be explained by defective immune system
Healthy Carrier
The causative agent can survive only if its transmitted from one of host to
another, because any given microorganisms destroys the pathogenic
microorganisms by specific antibodies than are formed in it response to the
ingress of these microorganisms.
Main factors are involved in transmission of infection:
The pathogenic organisms of soil can pass into water, vegetable are grown.
Tetanus, gangrene and anthrax are transmitted through soil.
Transmissin of infection
Specific Carriers are lice, body louse (вши), flears (блохи), mosquitoes, ticks
transmit infection by sucking blood (inoculation) of contaminating human
skin with their excrements.
A louse sucks blood of a typhoid fever patient and excretes the pathogenic
organisms with faeces only in 4-5 days.
Susceptibility an immunity