2.3 Infectious Cycles and Disease Transmission Please read the short passage and fill in the blanks with the appropriate words that explain how epidemiologists describe diseases in a population. Drag word(s) below to fill in the blank(s) in the passage. Epidemiologists study the movement of diseases in a population. They describe [blank] diseases that are constantly in a(n) [blank]. These diseases are generally seen at a [blank] rate. When several cases appear over a short time, a(n) [blank] is declared; if it spreads and affects people throughout the [blank], it is called a(n) [blank]. etiologic individual community endemic vector zoonotic world epidemic high low pandemic
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