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A DISEASE CAPABLE OF BEING TRANSMITTED FROM PERSON TO PERSON, WITH OR WITHOUT ACTUAL CONTACT
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INFECTIOUS DISEASE
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THE STUDY OF THE DISTRIBUTION AND DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH-RELATED STATES OR EVENTS IN SPECIFIED POPULATIONS, AND THE APPLICATION OF THIS STUDY TO CONTROL OF HEALTH PROBLEMS
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EPIDEMIOLOGY
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THE DEVELOPMENT, WITHOUT SIGN OR SYMPTOM, OF AQN INFECTION FROM THE TIME THE INFECTIOUS AGENT GAINS ENTRY, UNTIL THE APPEARANCE OF THE FIRST SIGNS OF SYMPTOMS
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INCUBATION PERIOD
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AN INVERTEBRATE ANIMAL (E.G., TICK, MITE, MOSQUITO, BLOODSUCKING FLY) CAPABLE OF TRANSMITTING AN INFECTIOUS AGENT AMONG VERTEBRATES
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VECTOR
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TESTING A HYPOTHESIS BY CAREFUL OBSERVATION, HENCE RATIONALLY BASED ON EXPERIENCE
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EMPERIC
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AN EARLY OR PREMONITORY SYMPTOM OF A DISEASE
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PRODROME
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THE RATIO OF SICK:WELL PEOPLE IN A COMMUNITY
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MORBIDITY RATE
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