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May 1, 2014 · The term exposure is used widely in epidemiology for this purpose. Exposure typically denotes contact with something that may be harmful. However, we use the term more broadly to denote any variable that may affect health or may be associated with health, either in a positive or a negative way.
In epidemiology, the term “exposure” can be broadly applied to any factor that may be associated with an outcome of interest. When using observational data sources, researchers often rely on readily available (existing) data elements to identify whether individuals have been exposed to a factor of interest.
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The Disease The exact medical definition of “disease” can range fromprimarily signs and symptoms (e.g., headache, pneumonia) to presumed causative agents (e.g., pneumococcal pneumonia, gram negative pneumonia, fungal pneumonia, or carcinomatous pneumonia).
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1. the act of laying open, as surgical exposure. 2. the condition of being subjected to something, as to infectious agents or extremes of weather or radiation, which may have a harmful effect.
An agency of the European Union. 8 February 2022 EMA/329258/2022 Rev. 11. EMA Medical Terms Simplifier. Plain-language description of medical terms related to medicines use. This compilation gives plain-language descriptions of medical terms commonly used in information about medicines.
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The basic lexicon of infectious diseases includes the terms exposure, infection, colonisation, and disease, which are used to describe the clinical states in which the presence of a microbe in a host is suspected or discovered.
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It refers to anything a person is literally exposed to—whether a drug, a contaminant, a type of family situation, a prenatal exposure in the womb, something genetic, an experience (such as traumatic events), a benefit, membership in a particular social group, environmental factors, a therapy or intervention, etc.—that is measured and explored wi...
