epidemiology - ANSWER-study of distribution and determination of
health-related states or events in a population
epidemic - ANSWER-unexpectedly large number of cases of illness or
health behaviors in a population
endemic - ANSWER-disease that occurs regularly in a population as a
matter of course
pandemic - ANSWER-outbreak over wide geographic area
Hippocrates - ANSWER-early concepts of epidemiology date back to 300
BC due to
rate - ANSWER--number of events in a given population in a set period
-allow for comparison of outbreaks at different times and places
cases - ANSWER-people afflicted with a disease
population at risk - ANSWER-those susceptible to particular disease or
condition
morbidity - ANSWER-number of cases of disease in a specific population
, incidence rate - ANSWER-number of new health-related events in a
population exposed during a time divided by total population
attack rate - ANSWER-incidence rate calculated for a particular disease
percentage, good for acute illnesses
prevalence rate - ANSWER-number of new and old cases in a given
period of time divided by total number of population, good for chronic
disease
specific rate - ANSWER-a rate that measures morbidity or mortality for
particular populations or diseases
Cause-specific mortality rate - ANSWER-measures death rate for a
specific disease
case-specific mortality rate - ANSWER-measure of death rate due to
certain disease over total deaths
vital statistics - ANSWER-official records of births, marriages, divorces,
and deaths
notifiable disease - ANSWER-infectious disease in which officials request
a required reporting of new cases, possible epidemic risk
National Electronic Telecommunications System (NETS) - ANSWER-
system ran by the CDC for reporting notifiable diseases
mortality statistics - ANSWER-most reliable measure of population
health status
life expectancy - ANSWER-the average number of years a person from a
specific cohort is projected to live from a given point in time
Years of Potential Life Lost (YPLL) - ANSWER-the number of years lost
when death occurs before the age of 65 or 75
Disability Adjusted Life Year (DALY) - ANSWER-a measure of burden of
disease, equals one year of healthy life lost due to premature death and
time lived with illness, disease or injury.
health-related states or events in a population
epidemic - ANSWER-unexpectedly large number of cases of illness or
health behaviors in a population
endemic - ANSWER-disease that occurs regularly in a population as a
matter of course
pandemic - ANSWER-outbreak over wide geographic area
Hippocrates - ANSWER-early concepts of epidemiology date back to 300
BC due to
rate - ANSWER--number of events in a given population in a set period
-allow for comparison of outbreaks at different times and places
cases - ANSWER-people afflicted with a disease
population at risk - ANSWER-those susceptible to particular disease or
condition
morbidity - ANSWER-number of cases of disease in a specific population
, incidence rate - ANSWER-number of new health-related events in a
population exposed during a time divided by total population
attack rate - ANSWER-incidence rate calculated for a particular disease
percentage, good for acute illnesses
prevalence rate - ANSWER-number of new and old cases in a given
period of time divided by total number of population, good for chronic
disease
specific rate - ANSWER-a rate that measures morbidity or mortality for
particular populations or diseases
Cause-specific mortality rate - ANSWER-measures death rate for a
specific disease
case-specific mortality rate - ANSWER-measure of death rate due to
certain disease over total deaths
vital statistics - ANSWER-official records of births, marriages, divorces,
and deaths
notifiable disease - ANSWER-infectious disease in which officials request
a required reporting of new cases, possible epidemic risk
National Electronic Telecommunications System (NETS) - ANSWER-
system ran by the CDC for reporting notifiable diseases
mortality statistics - ANSWER-most reliable measure of population
health status
life expectancy - ANSWER-the average number of years a person from a
specific cohort is projected to live from a given point in time
Years of Potential Life Lost (YPLL) - ANSWER-the number of years lost
when death occurs before the age of 65 or 75
Disability Adjusted Life Year (DALY) - ANSWER-a measure of burden of
disease, equals one year of healthy life lost due to premature death and
time lived with illness, disease or injury.
