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Epidemiology: Understanding Disease Occurrence
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Epidemiology: Understanding Disease Occurrence

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What is epidemiology primarily concerned with?

  • Analyzing the social determinants of health
  • Identifying the causative factors and tracking the pattern of disease (correct)
  • Studying the treatment of diseases
  • Developing vaccines for infectious diseases

    • What does morbidity indicate in a population?

  • The number of people with a disease (correct)
  • The number of people recovered from a disease
  • The number of deaths resulting from a disease
  • The number of new cases of a disease

    • What is the key difference between incidence and prevalence?

  • Incidence measures old cases, while prevalence measures new cases
  • Incidence measures prevalence rates, while prevalence measures incidence rates
  • Incidence measures new cases, while prevalence measures new and old cases (correct)
  • Incidence measures mortality rates, while prevalence measures morbidity rates

    • What is the term for a higher-than-expected number of cases of an infectious disease in a given area?

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    What is the term for a widespread outbreak of disease that affects many regions globally?

    <p>Pandemic</p> Signup and view all the answers

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