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Glossary

A plain epidemiology glossary for interpreting outbreak data.

PandemicRadar metrics do more than show numbers; they also explain case definitions, source limits, and term context. This glossary is ready for a separate data structure for multilingual support.

Glossaire

Short, actionable definitions

Foyer groupe

A cluster of cases sharing time, place, or contact context.

Neden onemli: A cluster helps determine whether spread is random or linked to a specific exposure.

Recherche des contactsEvenement de flambeeItineraire de voyage

Taux de letalite

The proportion of reported cases that result in death.

Neden onemli: Helps interpret disease severity, though testing capacity and case definitions can affect the result.

GraviteDefinition de casEcart de notification

Periode d'incubation

The estimated time between exposure and first symptoms.

Neden onemli: Defines the post-travel symptom monitoring and contact tracing window.

Radar voyageRecherche des contactsJournal des symptomes

Passage zoonotique

A pathogen crossing from an animal reservoir into humans.

Neden onemli: Early signals of new outbreaks often appear at the animal-human interface.

Grippe aviaireNipahHantavirus

Surveillance

The process of systematically monitoring, verifying, and reporting disease events.

Neden onemli: Helps interpret data delays, underreporting, and source freshness.

Fiabilite de la sourceWHO DONTableau de bord

Recherche des contacts

The process of finding, informing, and monitoring people who had contact with a case.

Neden onemli: It is central to the response for diseases where contact chains matter, such as Marburg, Nipah, and Mpox.

IsolementChaine de contactsEtablissement de sante