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SURVEILLANCE OF DISEASE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The ongoing systematic collection and analysis of data about an infectious disease that can lead to action being taken to control or prevent the disease
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("surveillance of disease" is a kind of...):
surveillance (close observation of a person or group (usually by the police))