1. Communicable Disease Nies & McEwen: Chapter 23

2. Objective 1: Discuss how the concept of the epidemiological triangle relates to communicable disease

3. Objective 2: Describe the following terms as they relate to the chain of transmission and the control of communicable disease A. infectious agents B. reservoirs C. portals of exit & entry D. modes of transmission – direct transmission – indirect transmission E. fomites F. vectors G. host susceptibility

4. Objective 3: In terms of communicable disease, define and discuss the terms: A. control, B. elimination, and C. eradication

5. Objective 4: Define and discuss the concept of reportable / notifiable communicable diseases, including the place that the publication Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report ( MMWR ) plays in that process in the United States.