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Morbidity
The proportion of sickness or of a specific disease in a geographical locality.
Morbidity can be measured in terms of three units: 1. Proportion of persons who are ill in a given population, 2. The illnesses (periods or spells of illnesses) that these persons experienced, 3. The duration (days, weeks, etc.) of these illnesses.
Glossary Source
JRC EU CBRNe Glossary
(
EU Glossary on Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, and Explosive risks
)
https://publications.jrc.ec.europa.eu/repository/bitstream/JRC128863/JRC128863_01.pdf