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Which term refers to the study of the health and disease pattern, its occurrence and distribution in order to control and prevent disease?

  • Etiologic agent
  • Epidemiology (correct)
  • Morbidity
  • Virulence

What does the term 'mortality' mean?

  • The proportion of disease to health in a community
  • The degree of resistance the potential host has against the pathogen
  • The ability of the microorganisms to produce toxins or release poison
  • The condition or quality of being subject to death (correct)

What does the term 'virulence' refer to?

  • The ability of the microorganisms to produce toxins or release poison (correct)
  • The cause of death or causative agent
  • The degree of resistance the potential host has against the pathogen
  • The proportion of disease to health in a community

What does the term 'etiologic agent' mean?

<p>The cause of death or causative agent (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the term 'susceptibility' refer to?

<p>The degree of resistance the potential host has against the pathogen (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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