Health and Disease Definitions Revision flashcards for health and disease definitions. 3.0 / 5 based on 1 rating ? BiologyHealth, illness and diseaseASOCR Created by: SamanthaCreated on: 14-01-13 20:24 MORTALITY -the number of people who die 1 of 10 MORBIDITY -the number of people who are ill 2 of 10 WELL-BEING -how well people feel 3 of 10 CRUDE DEATH RATE -number of deaths per year in 1000 people 4 of 10 LIFE EXPECTANCY -the average number of years a newborn child is expected to live assuming conditions remain constant 5 of 10 INCIDENCE -the number of people who have a disease at a particular time 6 of 10 PREVALENCE -the number of new cases occurring within a set time period 7 of 10 ENDEMIC -an infectious disease that is always present in an area 8 of 10 EPIDEMIC -when a disease spreads quickly to affect large numbers of people in an area 9 of 10 PANDEMIC -an epidemic that spreads over a very large area, such as a continent or the world 10 of 10
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