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.⏎
Epidemic - An often sudden increase in the level of disease in a specific population over a given period of time.⏎
DNA - Short for deoxyribonucleic acid, DNA is any of the nucleic acids that contain the genetic instructions necessary for the development and functioning of all living organisms as well as some viruses.⏎
Endemic - The baseline level of disease usually present in a community.⏎
Evolution - The change in heritable traits in a population of organisms over successive generations.⏎