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Define epidemiology using thrushfields definition
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"the study of diease in populations and factors that determine its occurence"
M. Thrushfield 1997, veternary epidemiology |
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Define epidemiology in your own words
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the study of the distribution of a disease, how it occurs and how it is transmitted - Population medicine
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Epidemiology is divided into three steps - what are they?
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1. Descriptive epidemiology
2. Analytical analysis 3. Disease modelling |
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Epidemiology is divided into three steps - in detail what is the first?
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The observation and recording of the occurence of a disease and its determinants and presentation of recorded factors
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Epidemiology is divided into three steps - in detail what is the second?
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the statistical analysis of the the observations
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At what level is veterinary epidemiology aimed at and related to?
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it is aimed at teh herd, national or international level and not at the individual level although the individual must be considered
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What are the uses of epidemiology
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1.quantifies disease factors which assists in health planning and disease control ( poorly understood diseases)
2. determines origin of the disease 3. provides information on ecology and histroy of diseases 4. asseses the economic affects of a disease |
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What are the differences between epidemiology in farm animal medincine and companion animal medicine
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farm animal medicine looks at how a disease will affect a herd from a production angle (sub clinical diseases), companion is related more to clinical disease
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in epidemiology animals that have been used in studies must...........?... to comply with welfare standards?
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they must be treated or culled
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what do morbidity and mortality mean?
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MORBIDITY: how many will be affected by the disease
MORTALITY: how many deaths the disease has caused |
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Epidemiological techniques are used to....?
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1. estimate morbidity and mortality rates
2. explain the cause of a disease 3. understand the ecology of a disease 4. investigate techniques used in disease control 5. asses economics and the economic benefits of different conrtol programmes |
