Epidemiology vocabulary – Flashcards

new and old cases

# of new cases in a population within a specific amount of time

# of individuals/# of cases X total # of individuals during specific time

-diseases that affect many people at the same time Ex. Flu - the occurance of more cases of disease then expected in a given area or among a specefic group of people over a particular time.

very extensive endemic -prevalent in a country, continent , or the world

-disease native to people or region . -which is regularly or constantly found among a people or specific region

-sudden rise in the incidence of a disease mostly a harmful one -more cases expected

-determinants, frequency, and distribution