Health Definitions 0.0 / 5 ? GeographyPollution and health risksASAQA Created by: Isla SCreated on: 08-05-14 11:46 Health State of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of diseases and infirmity 1 of 10 Crude Death Rate The number of deaths per 1,000 people in 1 year 2 of 10 Infant Mortality The number of deaths of children under the age of 1 year, expressed per 1,000 live births per year 3 of 10 Morbidity Illness and the reporting of disease 4 of 10 Mortality The death of people. Measured by a number of indices including death rate, infant mortality, case mortality and attack rate. 5 of 10 Case Mortality Rate The number of people dying from a disease divided by the number of those diagnosed as having the disease. 6 of 10 Attack Rate The number of cases of a disease diagnosed in an area, divided by total population, over the period of an epidemic. 7 of 10 Endemic A disease or condition regularly found among particular people or in a certain area 8 of 10 Epidemic A widespread occurrence of an infectious disease in a community at a particular time. 9 of 10 Pandemic A disease prevalent over a whole country or world. 10 of 10
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