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Flashcards by gina_evans0312, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by gina_evans0312
over 12 years ago
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| Question | Answer |
| Symptoms | Subjective characteristics felt only by the patient |
| Sign | Objective measurement/observation made by another person |
| Endogenous Infectio | Where source and host are the same |
| Exogenous Infection | Where pathogen source is external to host |
| Sporadic | Few cases, fairly spread out |
| Endemic | Low spread but many local cases |
| Epidemic | Rapid spread above normal rate in local area |
| Pandemic | Rapid spread above normal rate, globally |
| Outbreak | Similar to epidemic |
| Incidence | No of new cases per define population |
| Prevelence | Total no of cases per defined population |
| Mortality | Deaths caused by agent per standard pop |
| Morbidity | No of infected people showing symptoms |
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