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Epidemiology
study of the determinants of health related states or events in populations, and how it is controlled
Epidemic
large number of cases
Endemic
diseases that occur regularly in a population
Epizootic
disease beginning in animals
Pandemic
diseases over a wide geographic area like a continent
Cases
# of people afflicted with the disease
Rate
# of EVENTS that occur in a given population
Incidence rate
# of new health related events of a disease
Prevalence rate
all current cases/total population
chronic rate
lasts longer than 3 months
acute rate
lasts less than 3 months
communicable diseases
caused by a specific biological agent- can be transmitted (cold)
noncommunicable
cannot be transmitted (cancer)
Isolation
separating the infected from the healthy
Quarantine
Healthy people who were exposed to the disease
Acute communicable
cold, pneumonia, mumps
Acute NON communicable
Appendicitis, poisoning
Chronic Communicable
AIDS, Lyme, tuberculosis
Chronic NON communicable
diabetes, CHD
Three factors of communicable disease model
Agent, Host, Environment
Prevention of communicables
Portal of exit- condoms, hair nets
Portal of entry-masks, gloves
Transmission- isolation, abstinence
New host- immunization, health ed
Chain of Infection Model
Pathogen-Reservoir-Portal of Exit-Modes of Transmission-Portal of Entry-Establishment of disease in New host
Chain of Infection-Lymes
Bacteria, deer tick, Skin, vector borne(bite), skin, new host
Noncommunicable disease model
factors protecting against disease::
genetics-personality, behaviors and beliefs-environment,economy, health care