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Record 1 2021-10-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Epidemiology
  • Human Diseases - Various
DEF

An outbreak that does not have a common source, but instead spreads from person to person.

CONT

In a propagated or progressive outbreak, the disease is transmitted from person to person such as during an outbreak of chickenpox, measles, or influenza.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Épidémiologie
  • Maladies humaines diverses

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Epidemiología
  • Enfermedades humanas varias
CONT

Durante la conferencia se dieron a conocer las diferencias entre brote por propagación y por fuente común, en el primero la transmisión es de persona a persona, es difícil tener un control por movilidad y densidad poblacional, la propagación es por tiempo prolongado, el control depende de las medidas de prevención de la población susceptible y afecta a grandes extensiones territoriales.

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