Morbidity
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In [[medicine]], [[epidemiology]] and [[actuarial science]], the term '''''morbidity''''' can refer to
* the state of poor health (from [[Latin]] ''morbidus'': sick, unhealthy),
* the degree or severity of a health condition,
* the [[prevalence]] of a health condition: the ''total'' number of cases in a particular population at a particular point in time,
* the [[incidence (epidemiology)|incidence]] of a disease: the number of ''new'' cases in a particular population during a particular time interval.
* [[disability]] irrespective of cause (e.g., disability caused by [[accident]]s).
The term '''''morbidity rate''''' can refer either to the incidence rate or to the prevalence rate of a disease. Compare this with the [[mortality rate]] of a condition, which is the number of people dying during a given time interval, divided by the total number of people in the population. Morbidity is often measured by [[ICU scoring systems]].
==See also==
*[[Comorbidity]]
*[[Morbidity & Mortality]] about the medical conference
*[[Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report]] a publication
[[Category:Epidemiology]]
[[Category:Actuarial science]]
[[Category:Demography]]
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[[zh:发病率]]
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