1. Match each disease scenario with its corresponding term: ___ The total number

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1. Match each disease scenario with its corresponding term:

___ The total number of people suffering heart disease has increased in the United States over the last decade

___ Identified as the causative agent of AIDS in the 1980s, human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) has spread across the globe

___ Over the last couple days, ten new cases of Clostridium difficile have been diagnosed at a local hospital

___ Since the Ebola outbreak of 2013-2016 in West Africa, there have only been scattered, isolated cases in rural villages

___ The prevalence of Valley Fever is consistently much higher in southern Arizona than other parts of the country. The pathogen which causes Valley Fever, Coccidioides, is present in the dry climate of the southwest.

___ Despite suffering from a cold, Kristen decides to go into work. Unfortunately, as a result, three other coworkers fall ill with the same cold

____ Every winter, the United States experiences a spike in influenza cases. So drastic is the spike in cases, that this time of the year is termed 'flu season'

1. Incidence , 2. Prevalence ,  3. Source Case,  4. Epidemic,  5. Pandemic, 6. Endemic,  7. Sporadic

Explanation / Answer

1. Prevalence

2. Pandemic

3. Incidence

4. Source case

5. Endemic

6. Epidemic

7. Sporadic

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