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definition of epidemiology?
Epidemiology is the study of determinants, occurrence, distribution, and control of health and disease in a defined population.
characteristics of chronic disease?
-non-communicable disease.
-degenerative disease.
-etiology is unclear or unidentified: non-contagious origin.
-multiple risk factors.
-long latency period, followed by a prolonged clinical course.
- doesn't resolve spontaneously.
-associated with impairment and disability.
-complete cure= unlikely
course of chronic disease?
1)Disease-free state.
2)Asymptomatic biological changes.
3)Morbidity: clinical illness, impairment, and disability.
4)Comorbidity: simultaneous and complex interaction of several diseases at different stages of progression.
5)Mortality: Death.
possible causes of chronic disease?
1)Modifiable risk factors.
2)Genetic factors.
3)Physiologic factors/metabolic factors.
definition of risk factor?
A characteristic, condition or behavior, such as high blood pressure or smoking that increases the possibility of disease or injury.
definition of incidence and prevalence?
Incidence: Number of new cases of a disease that develop in a year in a specified population.
Prevalence: Number of people in a population who have a disease at a specific time.
3 types of data analysis ?
1) Person analyses: distribution of disease based on characteristics such as age, gender, sex.
2) Place analyses: distribution of disease based on geographic region.
3) Time analyses: distribution of disease over time.