Synthetic Epidemic

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A disease caused by microorganisms that enter the body and multiply in the tissues at the expense of the host

infectious disease

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Infectious diseases that are transmissible from person to person

communicable

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the study of how, when, where, and what, and who are involved in the spread and distribution of diseases in human populations

epidemiology

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the number of newly reported cases in a given period of time in a specific area is excessive

epidemic

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if the disease spreads to one or more continents

pandemic

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List ways a pathogen can spread

direct contact, aerosols/droplets, vectors, fomites