Epidemiology Flashcards
1
Q
Define epidemiology
A
The science that studies when and where disease occur and how are they transmitted in populations
2
Q
__________ is the number of people afflicted by a disease
A
Morbidity rate
3
Q
Mortality rates are…
A
deaths in a population due to a certain disease AKA death rates
4
Q
Number of overall existing cases in a population (both old and new cases)
A
Prevalence
5
Q
Measures number of new cases over a certain time period
A
Incidence
6
Q
A procedure that requires healthcare workers to report specified diseases to local, state, and national health officials
A
Case reporting
