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21st Century Infectious Disease Outbreaks

Gideon

An “outbreak” is often defined as an increase in case numbers for a particular disease in a defined place and time. Outbreaks can evolve into pandemics (such as with COVID-19) or consist of isolated clusters, especially for rare and less-communicable diseases, and can persist for years and even decades.

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Regular exercise, even in polluted areas, can lower risk of cancer mortality

International Journal of Epidemiology Blog

Yacong Bo and Xiang Qian Lao Regular exercise is recognised as providing significant lifestyle-related protection against non-communicable diseases. It can also reduce the likelihood of cardiovascular disease, cancer and premature death. exposure and exercise on the likelihood of dying from cancer in Taiwan.