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Incidence
What is incidence? Incidence is an epidemiological measure used to quantify the occurrence of new cases of a disease in a given population over a given period of time. There are two main ways of measuring incidence: Incidence rate (IR) : The frequency with which new cases of a disease...
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Incidence

What is incidence? Incidence is an epidemiological measure used to quantify the occurrence of new cases of a disease [...]

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Multidrug-Resistant Bacteria

What Are Multidrug-Resistant Bacteria? Multidrug-resistant (MDR) bacteria are those that have developed resistance to three or more different groups of [...]

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Early Warning Systems

What are Early Warning Systems? Early Warning Systems (EWS) are integrated tools designed to identify, monitor, and communicate potential emergencies [...]

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One Health

What is One Health? One Health is a comprehensive and unifying approach that seeks to balance and optimise the health [...]

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Poliomyelitis

What is Poliomyelitis? Poliomyelitis (commonly known as polio or infantile paralysis, as it mainly affects children under 5) is a [...]

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Correlation vs. Causation

Does correlation imply causation? Correlation means that two variables are strongly related to each other (in other words, there [...]

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