Chapter 2 part 2 Flashcards
1
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Define mortality?
A
The number of deaths caused by a particular disease, illness or other environmental factors
2
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Define incidence? Give example
A
the number of new cases of a disease or condition that have been reported during a specified time period
Lung cancer in 2014: 4000 new cases
3
Q
Burden of disease define
A
A measure of the impact of diseases and injuries, specifically it measures the gap between current health status and an ideal situation where everyone lives to an old age free of disease and disability. Measured in DALY
4
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Years of life lost define:
A
The number of healthy years of life lost due to premature death.
5
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Define prevalence.
A
The number of cases of a particular disease or condition present in a population at a given time
