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21 Cards in this Set
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epidemic
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unusually large numbers in a population at a given time
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pandemic
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usually worldwide
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endemic
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constantly present in a population, numbers are constant
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incidence
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the number of new cases in a time period.
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prevalence
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total number of new and existing cases
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infection
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exposure to Agent
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incubation
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the time from exposure until symptoms are shown
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acute period
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symptoms at height
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decline period
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symptoms subsided
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convalescent period
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getting better
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HAI
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Hospital associated infections
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nosocomial
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acquired via hospitalization. health care workers are at high risk
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snow
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father of epidemiology
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cholera
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ongoing and disaster areas. Bacterial. Association with copepods.
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swine flu
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2009. H1n1
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bird flu
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h5n1
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SARS
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corona virus
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Hanta
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sinnombre
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type 1 diabetes
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enterovirus
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bioterrorism
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anthrax, smallpox
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cervical cancer
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HPV
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