Pertinent Public Health Vocabulary LC 1_3.14.22

Diseases that no longer exist

• eradicated

• eliminated

• mortality

• endemic

• pandemic

A disease that is present permanently in a region or population is

• Endemic

• Epidemic

• Pandemic

An outbreak that affects many people at one time and can spread through one or several communities

• Endemic

• Epidemic

• Pandemic

A global disease outbreak is a(an)

• Endemic

• Epidemic

• Pandemic

Total number of individuals in a population who have a disease or health condition at a specific period of time.

• prevalence

• incidence

• morbidity

• skewed

• causation

Number of individuals who develop a specific disease or experience a specific health-related event during a particular time period, day, month, or year-these are the new cases

• prevalence

• incidence

• morbidity

• skewed

• causation

The ability or capacity of one variable to influence another.

• prevalence

• incidence

• morbidity

• skewed

• causation

When data points cluster more toward one side of the scale than the other, creating a curve that is not symmetrical.

• prevalence

• incidence

• morbidity

• skewed

• causation

Standards that include virtues of honesty, compassion, and loyalty; “good and bad” distinguished by a certain community or social setting.

• skewed

• causation

• ethical

• prevalence