A disease or condition that affects a greater than expected (normal) number of individuals within a population, community, or region at the same time is referred to as an ____.

A. epidemic
B. endemic
C. outbreak
D. epidemic threshold


Answer: A

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A. task sufficiency. B. task saturation. C. task supply. D. task demand.

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At the national level, AST provides the following support to students and graduates of surgical technologist and teaching institutions and the public

A. maintains practice standards, code of ethics, and code of conduct for the surgical technologist B. publishes a professional journal, The Surgical Technologist C. holds annual conferences for surgical technologist and educators D. all the above

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Which of the following templates allow users to create form letters?

A. Letter templates B. OV templates C. Order templates D. Procedure templates

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A foreign substance in the body is called a(n) ________. 

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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