Public Health Terms Flashcards
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Those diseases lasting 3 months or less
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Acute Disease
2
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Those diseases that last 3 months or longer
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Chronic Disease
3
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A disease that is constantly present in a community or population
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Endemic Disease
4
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Only a few scattered cases within an area or population
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Sporadic Disease
5
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A larger number of cases that are out of proportion to what is normally expected
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Epidemic Disease
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An epidemic that occurs simultaneously on more than one continent
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Pandemic Disease
