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Question 1

number of persons afflicted with infectious diseases

Answer 1

morbidity disease

Question 2

total number of existing cases with respect to entire population

Answer 2

prevalence rate

Question 3

measure of the number of new cases over a certain time

Answer 3

incidence rate

Question 4

measures the number of deaths in population due to a certain disease

Answer 4

mortality rate

Question 5

refers to the first patient found in an epidemiological investigation. May not be the first case, but is the case that brings the epidemic to the attention of the officials

Answer 5

index case

Question 6

is the first person identified as the first carrier or first person infected with a communicable disease in an outbreak of related cases

Answer 6

patient zero

Question 7

infectious disease that exhibits a relatively steady frequency over a long period in a particular geographical locale

Answer 7

endemic

Question 8

is said to occur when occasional cases are reported at irregular intervals at random locales

Answer 8

sporadic disease

Question 9

when the actual rate of disease significantly exceeds the normal or baseline rate

Answer 9

epidemic

Question 10

when the epidemic spreads across continents

Answer 10

pandemic