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A condition that harms or interferes with the functioning of a living thing: can result from
parasites, pathogens, or environmental or nutritional factors |
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| Examines incidence, prevalence and possible sources of disease within a community |
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| Disease that can be passed through contact usually by food, water and air |
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| Occurs when a disease spreads to infect a populous and affects as many people at the same time |
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| A disease prevalent across a wide geographic area |
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| When a disease is common or peculin to a specific region or people |
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| An organism capable of carrying and transmitting pathogenic bacterium and viruses from one person to another |
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Controlled from consuming contaminated water or by consuming food that has likewise
been prepared in unclean water |
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Occur when people inhale bacteria or viruses attatched to dust particles, smoke or water
vapour resulting in illness |
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| Transmitted through sexual contact, breast feed or needle sharing |
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| Describes a range of diseases acquired due to lack od food, nutrients or vitamins |
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| A pathogen or virus transmitted from animal to human |
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