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Glossary of Infectious Disease Terminology
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Controlling Infectious Diseases »
Controlling Infectious Diseases
Controlling Infectious DiseasesâMapping the issues around endemic diseasesâsuch as malaria, measles, influenza, HIV, Dengue and West Nile Virusâwith the aims of identifying improved control strategies and of providing insights into to the work of mathematical biologists, epidemiologists and public health officials in this field.âF1CEB7
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GlossaryâGlossary of Infectious Disease TerminologyâD3B8AB
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DALY »
DALY
DALYâDisability-adjusted life yearâD3B8AB
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Elimination »
Elimination
EliminationâElimination refers either to the reduction of an infectious diseases prevalence in a regional population to zero, or to the reduction of the global prevalence to a negligible amount.âD3B8AB
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Eradication »
Eradication
EradicationâEradication is the reduction of an infectious diseases prevalence in the global host population to zero.âD3B8AB
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Incubation period »
Incubation period
Incubation periodâTime from infection to onset of symptomsâD3B8AB
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Infectious Diseases »
Infectious Diseases
Infectious DiseasesâInfectious diseases are caused by pathogenic microorganisms, such as bacteria, viruses, parasites or fungi; the diseases can be spread, directly or indirectly, from one person to another. Zoonotic diseases are infectious diseases of animals that can cause disease when transmitted to humans.âD3B8AB
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Infectious period »
Infectious period
Infectious periodâDuration of infectiousnessâD3B8AB
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Latent period »
Latent period
Latent periodâTime from infection to onset of infectiousnessâD3B8AB
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QALY
QALYâQuality-adjusted life yearâD3B8AB
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Serosorting »
Serosorting
SerosortingâSerosorting is the practice of choosing a sexual partner who shares, or is believed to share, the same sexually transmitted disease (e.g. HIV) to reduce the risk of transmitting or acquiring the disease.âD3B8AB
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