Climate Change - The process of shifting from one prevailing state in regional or global climate to another. Climate change is typically the preferred term over “global warming” because it helps to convey that the characteristics of climate change are not limited to rising temperatures.⏎
Disease - Any abnormal condition that affects all or part of an organism, resulting in symptoms such as pain or loss of function.⏎
Ecology - A branch of science that deals with the relation of organisms to one another and their physical environment.⏎
Endemic - The baseline level of disease usually present in a community.⏎