Editing Epidemiology (section)

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* '''Epidemiology''' — The study of the distribution and determinants of health-related states in specified populations.
* '''Outbreak''' — A sudden increase in occurrences of a disease in a particular time and place.
* '''Epidemic''' — A widespread occurrence of an infectious disease in a community at a particular time.
* '''Pandemic''' — An epidemic that has spread over several countries or continents, usually affecting a large number of people.
* '''Endemic''' — A disease that is constantly present in a specific population or region (e.g., Malaria in some tropical areas).
* '''Incidence''' — The number of ''new'' cases of a disease that develop in a population during a specific time period.
* '''Prevalence''' — The total number of ''existing'' cases (new and old) in a population at a specific time.
* '''Mortality Rate''' — The number of deaths in a given area or period from a particular cause.
* '''Morbidity''' — The condition of being diseased; the rate of disease in a population.
* '''Risk Factor''' — Any attribute, characteristic, or exposure of an individual that increases the likelihood of developing a disease.
* '''R0 (Basic Reproduction Number)''' — The average number of people that one infected person will pass the virus to in a susceptible population.
* '''Vector''' — A living organism that transmits an infectious agent from an infected animal to a human (e.g., mosquitoes, ticks).
* '''Zoonosis''' — An infectious disease that is transmitted from animals to humans (e.g., Rabies, COVID-19).
* '''Case-Control Study''' — A study that compares people with a disease to people without it to find common risk factors.
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