Question

which term refers to the number of new cases of a disease in a specific populatior over a defined period of time? incidence mortality rate prevalence epidemic question 8 (1 point) which of the following is not a mode of transmission for infectious diseases? genetic vetor-borne airborne direct contact

Explanation:

• For the first question:
• Incidence specifically measures new cases of a disease in a population over a time - period.
• Mortality rate is about deaths, prevalence is about all cases (new and existing), and epidemic is a large - scale outbreak.
• For the second question:
• Vector - borne (e.g., mosquitoes carrying malaria), airborne (e.g., COVID - 19 via aerosols), and direct contact (e.g., skin - to - skin for some infections) are modes of transmission for infectious diseases.
• Genetic is related to inheritance of traits (not a typical mode of infectious disease transmission).

Answer:

• First question: Incidence
• Second question: genetic