Lisa,
Your post on the syphilis outbreak case was very informative. I agree with what you have stated. Interviews along with questionnaires are an essential part of an epidemiological investigation. I also agree that all interviews should be kept confidential this will insure that the teens receive treatment and give information about who could be infected. A good epidemiologist stablishes a pattern, determines the frequency, and investigates who is infected and who has been exposed.
Additionally, a good epidemiologist also searches for determinants. According to our lecture notes “determinants are the causes and other factors that influence the occurrence of diseases and other health-related events” (Rowe, 2017). In the syphilis outbreak
Your post on the syphilis outbreak case was very informative. I agree with what you have stated. Interviews along with questionnaires are an essential part of an epidemiological investigation. I also agree that all interviews should be kept confidential this will insure that the teens receive treatment and give information about who could be infected. A good epidemiologist stablishes a pattern, determines the frequency, and investigates who is infected and who has been exposed.
Additionally, a good epidemiologist also searches for determinants. According to our lecture notes “determinants are the causes and other factors that influence the occurrence of diseases and other health-related events” (Rowe, 2017). In the syphilis outbreak