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Epidemiology Terms: A Glossary of Epidemiological Words

Gideon

Incidence Incidence refers to the probability of a disease occurring in a given population in a specific time period. Seroprevalence Seroprevalence refers to the number of people in a population who test positive antibodies to a pathogen (infectious virus or bacteria).

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Kennedy sends mixed vaccine messages amid Texas measles outbreak

The Hill

But I think the response in the past few days, especially this op-ed, should be more of a cause for alarm for vaccination programs then a sigh of relief, Schwartz added. The references to healthy diet and vitamins are probably the way to kind of maintain credibility among [his allies], Nowak said.