Match the Following Terms with Their Correct Definition

question 45

Multiple Choice

Match the following terms with their correct definition. Definition options:
Case clustering

• A) Increases and decreases in the frequency of diseases over a period of years or within each year
• B) The response of a group of people circumscribed in a place to a common etiologic factor to which they were exposed almost simultaneously
• C) An unusual aggregation of health events grouped together in space or time
• D) An outbreak that lasts longer than the time span of a single incubation period and is caused by a common source of exposure
• E) An outbreak due to exposure of a group of persons to the same noxious influence.

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Definitions:

Motor Neurons

Nerve cells that transmit signals from the brain and spinal cord to muscles, causing them to contract and enable movement.

Dorsal Root Ganglion

A cluster of sensory neuron cell bodies located within the dorsal root of the spinal nerve.

Corticobasal Degeneration

A rare, progressive neurological disorder characterized by neuronal degeneration and symptoms such as movement disorders and cognitive dysfunction.

Vascular Dementia

A decline in thinking skills caused by conditions that block or reduce blood flow to various regions of the brain, impairing cognitive functions.