communicable diseases

• what is an endemic

  constantly present in certain populations/regions
• what is an epidemic

  sudden increases in cases spanning throughout a region
• what is a pandemic

  sudden increase in cases across multiple countries
• what is prevalence

  incidence accounting for recovery and death rate
• what is incidence

  how many per (year)
• what are communicable diseases

  spread through an agent
• what is a communicable period

  period in which you're infected
• what are fomites

  inanimate objects that can transmit diseases
• what is innoculation

  breaking the skin
• what is ingestion

  contaminated food or water