Health and Disease Key terms 0.0 / 5 ? GeographyHealthA2/A-levelOther Created by: DangerousEskimoCreated on: 03-06-18 12:48 Morbidity The rate of disease in a countru 1 of 18 Epidemic A widespread occurence of a disease in a community at a particular time 2 of 18 Epidemiology The study and analysis of patterns, causes and effects of disease in defined populations 3 of 18 Pandemic An epidemic of infections disease across a large region (multiple continents or world-wide) 4 of 18 Endemic Spread of disease found among particular people or in a certain area 5 of 18 Degenerative / non-communicable disease A disease which is the result of cell/changes/tissues/organs that deteriorate over time 6 of 18 Contagious A disease transmitted from one person to another 7 of 18 Infectious / communicable caused by microorganisms, bacteria, viruses, parasites and can be easily spread 8 of 18 non-infectious diseases A disease not caused by pathogens - lifestyle factors, gene mutations (cancer, diabetes) 9 of 18 zoonotic diseases Infectious disease transmitted between species - from animals to humans 10 of 18 viral disease cause infectious diseases etc cold, warts, HIV, smallpox, ebola. It invades cells and multiplies 11 of 18 Vector bourne disease Human illness caused by parasties, viruses and bacteria transmitted by mosquitoes, sandflies, ticks, lice 12 of 18 Bacterial Disease Tb, Salmonella, whooping cough, chlamydia 13 of 18 Parasite An organism which lives in or on another organism and benefits by deriving nutrients at the other's expense 14 of 18 Death rate The number of deaths in a country / 1000 / year 15 of 18 infant mortality rate the number of deaths before the age of 1 per 1000 per year 16 of 18 Attack Rate The risk of getting the disease during a specific period (the total number of new cases divided by the total population) 17 of 18 Life expectancy The average number of a years a person is expected to live in an area 18 of 18
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