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| A measure of cumulative incidence often used for an outbreak that occurs over a relativity short time period. | Attack rate
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| A mixing or muddling of effects that can occur when the relationship we are interested in is confused by the effect of something else. | Confounding
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| The theoretical point during the development of a disease after which the disease process is irreversible and treatment will confer little or no benefit. | Critical point
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| The proportion of a population that develops the outcome of interest in a specific time period. | Cumulative incidence
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| A disease that is constantly present in a population. | Endemic disease
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| The occurrence of a disease at a greater level than what would normally be expected. | Epidemic
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| A generic term to describe the genetic, phenotypic, behavioural, life style, environmental factors (or potential causes) being studied in relation to an outcome of interest. | Exposure
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| When something varies across different groups it is | Heterogeneous
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| When something is consistent across different groups it is | Homogeneous
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| New cases of a disease. Commonly used to describe the actual number of new cases. | Incidence
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| The time between initial infection (entry of The disease into susceptible host) and the onset of clinical disease(symptoms). | Incubation period
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| The entry of a microbial agent into a higher-order host and its multiplication within the host. | Infection
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| The ability of an organism to invade and multiply within a host. It is the proportion of exposures that result in infection. | Infectivity
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| When a lower organism lives on an external surface of an other (usually higher) organism. | Infestation
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| The measure of the number of organisms infecting an individual. | Intencity
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| The period between the first detectable signs of a disease and the overt symptoms that normally lead to diagnosis. | Lead time
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