Use reliable sources such as: www.nih.gov or www.cdc.gov. You may use other sources, but be sure they are reliable (NOT Wikipedia).…
Epidemiology defined: The basic science of public health in which the causing factor, population, frequency, and relevant intervention is found in the case of an outbreak.…
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References: Friis, R. H., & Sellers, T. (2014). Epidemiology for public health practice (5th ed.). Burlington, MA: Jones & Bartlett Learning.…
Epidemiology is a health activity that is aimed at protecting and improving the health of a population or community. Epidemiological gather information for studies that can help community decision makers utilize community, local, state, and national level resources to prevent, control disease outbreaks, and analyze prevention programs. "Epidemiology is the study of the origin and cause of diseases in a community. It is the scientific method of investigation problem-solving used by disease detectives-epidemiologists, laboratory scientists, statisticians, physicians and other health care providers, and public health professionals-to get to the root of health problems and outbreaks in a community" (cdc, n.d.). Epidemiologist investigate to identify the cause of an outbreak and develop interventions to prevent further cases of a disease. During an outbreak they collect data on symptoms, past medical history, lab tests, exams findings, and treatments.…
Epidemiology combines the disciplines of medicine, health sciences, and social sciences on the one hand and statistics on the other and, to some extent detective work, to make an interesting and varied…
Epidemiology has a number of roles and serves many purposes. One such purpose is assisting in the determination of health priority areas, one such measure of determining priority area’s can be found by studying the mortality rates of a population.…
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Marin, M., Meissner, H. C., & Seward, J. F. (2008). Varicella prevention in the United States: a review of successes and challenges. Pediatrics, 122(3), e744-e751.…
Looking at local and regional reports is important as they produce information covering all parts of ill health and give an idea of what is happening with the population in different parts of the world. Using regional reports, we are able to compare results and find if a problem is higher in some part of the world than another. Epidemiological studies are studies that looks at one area in detail such as looking to cancer and seeing if there are any common factors that all people with cancer have, by doing this it could…
Latent TB has no symptoms and the immune system keeps the TB inactive without spread to other people. However if the immune system becomes weak the person can develop active TB disease. TB disease symptoms can include low grade fever, weight loss, night sweats, listlessness, cough, hemoptysis, positive skin test, respiratory congestion, and abnormal chest x-ray / sputum culture (Maurer & Smith, 2013). If left untreated TB can be fatal or lead to other complications that spread to the blood stream and infect the brain, bones, liver or kidneys. If the bones become involved spinal pain and joint destruction are possible. TB in the brain can cause meningitis and if it attacks the heart it could cause cardiac tamponed. If TB infects the kidney/liver the person cannot eliminate waste properly (Mayo Clinic, 2013).…
Throughout my study in master of public health field, I studied biostatics, epidemiology and method of research courses, I learned how to conduct research, using statistical and epidemiologic analysis.…
"Data & Statistics." Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 12 Dec. 2011. Web. 18 Apr. 2013.…
4. Epidemiology: concerned with the distribution and determinants of health and disease, morbidity, injuries, disability, and mortality in populations…
Epidemiology is the study of patterns of disease in human populations. (Kleinbaum et al., 1982)…
