Treatment options for bipolar disorder. If a person is not treated, episodes of bipolar-related mania can last for between three and six months. Episodes of depression tend to last longer, for between 6 and 12 months. However, with effective treatment, episodes usually improve within about three months.Most people with bipolar disorder can be treated using a combination of different treatments.pisodes of depression tend to last longer, for between 6 and 12 months. However, with effective treatment, episodes usually improve within about three months. Most people with bipolar disorder can be treated using a combination of different treatments.
reservoir host. Type:Term. Definitions. 1. the host of an infection in which the infectious agent multiplies and/or develops, and on which the agent depends for survival in nature; the host essential for the maintenance of the infection during times when active transmission is not occurring.
A continual source of infection is called a reservoir of infection. Living Reservoirs. Human reservoirs of infection: 1  People who have a disease. 2  People who are carriers of pathogenic microorganisms.ist the five types of reservoirs. 23. List the seven mechanisms of disease transmission. 24. Describe the five portals of exit. (look for this in chapter 15). 25. Define nosocomial infections.