Infectious disease trendsterms and terminologies
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Epidemiology: This is the part of medicine that studies and analyses the patterns, causes (etiologies) and effects of health and disease conditions in the populace. OUTBREAK In medicine, an outbreak is the term used to describe a sudden and unexpected spike in the occurrences of a disease in a specific populace and at a specific location and time. An outbreak can be limited to a small area or cover a relatively