Common Comparisons

Question 1

incubation period vs. latent period

Answer 1

incubation - period between exposure and onset of symptoms, for infectious disease, usually for infectious disease

latent - period between exposure and infectiousness, usually for chronic disease (also could mean incu period for chronic diseases, usually not)

Question 2

analytic vs descriptive epidemiology

Answer 2

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Question 3

prevalence vs incidence

Answer 3

prevalence - total amount of cases during a period of time

incidence - amount of new cases during a period time only

Question 4

specificity vs sensitivity

Answer 4

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Question 5

infectivity vs pathogenicity vs virulence

Answer 5

yada