General stuff Flashcards
1
Q
What does control of a disease entail?
A
Reduction of incidence, prevalence, morbidity/mortality to a locally acceptable level
2
Q
What does elimination of disease entail?
A
Reduction to 0 of incidence of a specific disease in a defined geographic area
3
Q
What does eradication of disease entail?
A
Permanent reduction to zero of worldwide incidence caused by a specific agent
4
Q
What does extinction of disease entail?
A
The specific agent no longer exists either in nature or in a laboratory setting
