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Systematic Inquiry in Health Sciences

The document defines two terms related to disease outbreaks: 'epidemic,' which refers to a disease affecting many people simultaneously and potentially spreading across communities, and 'endemic,' which describes a disease that is consistently present in a specific region or population.

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Systematic Inquiry in Health Sciences

The document defines two terms related to disease outbreaks: 'epidemic,' which refers to a disease affecting many people simultaneously and potentially spreading across communities, and 'endemic,' which describes a disease that is consistently present in a specific region or population.

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Epidemic- An outbreak of disease that attacks many people about the same time and may spread through one or several communities.

Endemic- a disease that exists permanently in a particular region or population.

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