Tag: Epidemiology
Epidemiology is the study and analysis of the distribution, patterns and determinants of health and disease conditions in defined populations. It is a cornerstone of public health, and shapes policy decisions and evidence-based practice by identifying risk factors for disease and targets for preventive healthcare
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Essay on Leptospirosis
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Leptospirosis is a disease associated with human contact with wild and domestic animal urine. A bacterium by the name of Leptospira causes this disease process....
Last modified: 10th Jun 2021
Descriptive Epidemiology of Syphilis
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Descriptive Epidemiology measures the frequency of disease in a population, determines the characteristics of diseased individuals, and determines whether the occurrence of disease varies by place and time...
Last modified: 11th May 2021
Lassa Fever Essay
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Lassa Fever (LF) is a haemorrhagic virus endemic in Western Africa. Symptoms can range from no symptoms to deafness, abortion and haemorrhage. Diagnosis can be difficult and treatment can only be effective if administered shortly after symptoms begin. ...
Last modified: 20th Apr 2021
Influenza: Epidemiology, Structure and Diagnostic Methods
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Influenza continues to be a major public health concern despite significant advancement in vaccination and viral research. Influenza is a communicable viral disease that is known to affect the upper respiratory tract including lower and upper respiratory passages....
Last modified: 30th Apr 2020
Epidemiology of Hoarding Disorder: a Case Study
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The Impact and Management of Mental Health Comorbidity Mrs. Bennett is a 72-years-old female with history of Parkinson’s disease that has been well controlled with medication for the last five year...
Last modified: 12th Feb 2020
Endemic, Epidemic and Pandemic
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Question What is the difference between an Endemic, Epidemic and Pandemic? Answer Epidemiology is the collective term for the study of global causes, patterns and effects of health and disease conditi...
Last modified: 11th Feb 2020
Streptococcus Pneumoniae: Biology, Epidemiology and Public Health Issues
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Pneumococcal Pneumonia Contents Sections Topics Page No. Section 1...
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The Epidemiology Of Tuberculosis Health And Social Care Essay
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The purpose of this paper is to inform and educate the reader of the mechanisms that make up the respiratory disease called tuberculosis. This paper addresses the history, the study of the disease, an...
Last modified: 11th Feb 2020
Epidemiology in relation to health promotion
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This assignment will define epidemiology, list and describe some of its main aspects and assess the significance of those aspects for their effect on health promotion. The example of lung cancer will ...
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Epidemiology Of Cholera John Snow Health Essay
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It has been over a century and a half when John Snow undertook the study of the Cholera epidemic of 1854 in London. His work, which was published in the 1855 book On the Mode of Communication of Chole...
Last modified: 11th Feb 2020
Epidemiology in Disease Control and Prevention
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The purpose of this discussion post is to briefly review the concepts of epidemiology in disease control and prevention. I will also define and apply the ecoscoial epidemiology paradigm to obesity i...
Last modified: 11th Feb 2020
Causation in Research and Epidemiological Study Designs
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Concept of Causation and common Epidemiological study designs. Name: Confucius Aligo Allison Amba Objective of this paper is to explain the concept of ‘Causation’ and explain of some c...
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Epidemiology of the Influenza Virus
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Hector Lucca Instructor: Leslie Greenberg The influenza virus, colloquially referred to as the flu, is a standout amongst the most well-known infectious processes in individuals of all ages and dem...
Last modified: 11th Feb 2020
Science of Epidemiology
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Edward Truelove EPIDEMIOLOGY Introduction This assignment will identify and explain what epidemiology is and describe how epidemiologists collect and analyse specific data. It will then identify a n...
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The Epidemiology of Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
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Introduction According to Alcohol Concern Organisation (2015) more than 9 million people in England consume alcoholic beverages more than the recommended daily limits. In relation to this, the Nationa...
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Epidemiology of Ebola
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Genesis Santiago Introduction & Historical Significance Epidemiology is the study of disease distributed amongst a certain population of people. This study zooms in on groups versus individual...
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The role of Epidemiology in Infection Control
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The role of epidemiology in infection control and the use of immunisation programs in preventing epidemics The discipline of epidemiology is broadly defined as “the study of how disease is distr...
Last modified: 11th Feb 2020
Epidemiology Paper: Tuberculosis
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Tuberculosis (TB) is a communicable disease that is the “second leading infectious disease cause of death in adults worldwide (only HIV/AIDS exceeds it).” (“Tuberculosis History”, n.d) Tu...
Last modified: 11th Feb 2020
