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Rate formula |
Rate=(# of cases/pop. @ risk) X 100 |
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Steps in outbreak investigation (10) |
1) ESTABLISH the existence of an outbreak-(use data from sources) 2) PREPARE for fieldwork-(research disease, gather supplies, arrange travel) 3) VERIFY the diagnosis-(speak w/patients, review findings, & clinical test results) 4) DEFININE & IDENTIFY cases-(establish a case definition by using standard set of criteria) 5) DESCRIPTIVE EIPIDEMIOLOGY (desribe & orient data) 6) DEVELOP HYPOTHESIS 7) EVALUATE HYPOTHESIS 8) REFINE HYPOTHESIS 9) IMPLEMENT control & prevention measures 10) COMMUNICATE findings |
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Surveillance keywords (8) |
1) SYSTEMATIC 2) ONGOING 3) ANALYSIS 4) COLLECTION 5) INTERPRETATION 6) HEALTH-RELATED DATA 7) LINKED TO PH 8) DESSIMINATION |
Sons Of Anarchy Carefully interpret health linked death (soacihld) |
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Passive surveillance |
Diseases are reported by health care providers Simple & inexpensive Limited by incompleteness of reporting and variability of quality |
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Active surveillance |
Health agencies contact health providers seeking reports Ensures more complete reporting of conditions Used in conjunction with specific epidemiologic investigation |
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Pandemic |
A disease or condition that spreads across regions Example: HIV/AIDS |
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Epidemic (or) outbreak |
Disease occurrence among a population that is excess of what is expected in a given time or place. EXAMPLE: contagion movie |
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Endemic |
The usual prevalence of a disease within a given geoographic area. EXAMPLE: Malaria in Africa |
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Cluster |
A group of cases in a specific time and place that might be more than expected. |
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