1. (1pt) What is epidemiology? 2. (2pt) Match the outbreak to its proper description. A. endemic A disease occurs relatively rarely, without a geographic focus. ii. A disease produces more cases than expected within a short time in a localized area. i. B. epidemic iii. A disease occurs at a relatively constant and often low level within a population. iv. A disease increases in frequency worldwide. C. pandemic D. sporadic

1. (1pt) What is epidemiology? 2. (2pt) Match the outbreak to its proper description. A. endemic A disease occurs relatively rarely, without a geographic focus. ii. A disease produces more cases than expected within a short time in a localized area. i. B. epidemic iii. A disease occurs at a relatively constant and often low level within a population. iv. A disease increases in frequency worldwide. C. pandemic D. sporadic

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