Match the following disease presentations with their corresponding descriptions:Please match the values:Carrier statePeracuteAcuteChronicShort clinical course with rapid onset e.g SalmonellaLong duration or recurring e.g. E. coli urinary tract infectionPresence of infectious agent without clinical signs. The bacteria is being shed continuously or intermittently e.g. Leptospirosis.Very severe disease, or death e.g Anthrax
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Match the following disease presentations with their corresponding descriptions:Please match the values:Carrier statePeracuteAcuteChronicShort clinical course with rapid onset e.g SalmonellaLong duration or recurring e.g. E. coli urinary tract infectionPresence of infectious agent without clinical signs. The bacteria is being shed continuously or intermittently e.g. Leptospirosis.Very severe disease, or death e.g Anthrax
Solution
Carrier state: Presence of infectious agent without clinical signs. The bacteria is being shed continuously or intermittently e.g. Leptospirosis.
Peracute: Very severe disease, or death e.g Anthrax
Acute: Short clinical course with rapid onset e.g Salmonella
Chronic: Long duration or recurring e.g. E. coli urinary tract infection
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