ECONOMICS
TRADE EXCHANGE AND INTERDEPENDENCE
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An outbreak of disease that spreads quickly
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The top layer of your skin
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The problems caused by poor nutrition
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Germs that are shared among people
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Detailed explanation-1: -Epidemic refers to an increase, often sudden, in the number of cases of a disease above what is normally expected in that population in that area.
Detailed explanation-2: -An outbreak is a sudden rise in the number of cases of a disease more than normal expectancy in a community or geographical area. An outbreak can be declared an epidemic when the disease spreads rapidly to many people. In December of 2019, the news was full of reports of an epidemic in Wuhan, China.
Detailed explanation-3: -An endemic disease is a disease that is always present in a population, e.g. chickenpox, malaria, etc. Endemic diseases are relatively rare and not as widespread as an epidemic. It is always prevalent in the population that lives in that area.
Detailed explanation-4: -common source outbreaks. propagated or progressive epidemics. mixed epidemics.