18 Oct Infectious Disease Epidemiology

Infectious Disease Epidemiology

Discussions are designed to promote dialogue between faculty and students, and students and their peers. In the discussions, students should

demonstrate an understanding of the concepts for the module;

integrate professional resources;

engage in meaningful and respectful dialogue with classmates; and

express thoughts clearly and logically.

Course Outcomes

This discussion provides documentation of student ability to meet the following course outcomes:

CO2: Apply advanced quantitative biostatistical procedures and qualitative biostatistical procedures to relevant public health data sets to identify associations between causative factors and outcomes.

CO3: Explain the impact of proposed, ongoing and/or completed epidemiological studies on current public health programs and initiatives.

CO4: Analyze the results from statistical computing packages reporting results accurately and within context to the given public health data sets.

CO9: Develop an epidemiological study using the correct qualitative or quantitative study design as well as corresponding statistical analysis.

Infectious disease epidemiology is one of the most well-known applications of public health. This branch of epidemiology involves disease reporting, disease investigation, and disease prevention.

This week you will follow the course of an infectious disease in a community. Pick an infectious disease that impacts your community. Provide a summary of the organism that causes the disease and the way that it is transmitted. Indicate prevalence and incidence of the disease in your community or the United States. Indicate how it might get reported to the health department and how it should be investigated. Finally, provide education that might be provided to the cases to prevent further transmission of the disease.