Petra, who has been working as a public health educator in rural areas for 30 years, has recently noticed a phenomenon in which the infectious diseases of childhood have been overtaken by the chronic, noncommunicable diseases typical of adulthood. What is the term for the phenomenon that Petra is witnessing?

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Petra is describing the epidemiological transition, which is the shift from infectious diseases to chronic, noncommunicable diseases as the leading causes of illness and death in a population.

Petra, Who Has Been Working as a Public Health Educator