Epidemiology Course Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

epidemiology - ANSWER-the study of the distribution and determinants of health conditions or events among the populations and the applications of that study to control health problems agent - ANSWER-a factor or form of energy whose presence, excessive presence, or in the case of deficiency diseases, relative absence is essential for the occurrence of a disease or other adverse health outcome frequency - ANSWER-the amount or number of occurrences of an attribute or health outcome among a po...

Epidemiology definition - ANSWER-The study of the distribution and determinants of health-related states or events in specified populations and the application of this study to the control of health problems" Components of Epidemiology - ANSWER-1- Disease frequency: Prevalence rate, incidence rate, death rate. 2- Distribution of disease: By time, place and persons. 3- Determinants of disease: identify the underlying causes (risk factors) Aims of Epidemiology - ANSWER-1- To descri...

Hippocrates - ANSWER--Grandfather of epidemiology -Father of medicine -He overlooked the importance of quantification, which is necessary for assessing the nature and severity of health problems as well as for understanding their etiology. -The work he created was "On air, water and places" -Thesis- Disease are associated to the environment and person behavior → Today we sill suggest that all diseases are connected to Hippocrates theory. Epidemics - ANSWER-An increase in the number o...

What is descriptive epidemiology? - ANSWER-classifies the occurrence of disease according to the following variables: -person (who is affected) -place (where the condition occurs) -time (when and over what time period the condition has occurred). What is descriptive epidemiologic study? - ANSWER-is one that is "...concerned with characterizing the amount and distribution of health and disease within a population." What are the 3 types of descriptive epidemiology studies? - ANSWER--ca...

Epidemiology - ANSWER-"The study of the distribution and determinants of diseases and injuries in human populations." Endemic Disease - ANSWER-A disease that occur regularly in a population Epidemic - ANSWER-A unexpectedly large number of cases of disease in a particular population Demography - ANSWER-The study of population diversity and trends, derived by examining composition, growth, and movement Biotic potential 5 factors we use to measure biotic potential - ANSWER-How much ...

The traditional model of infectious disease causation. includes three components: an external agent, a susceptible host, and an environment that brings the host and agent together, so that disease occurs. - ANSWER-Epidemiologic triad Epidemiologic model that strongly emphasizes the concept of multiple causation (risk factors) while de-emphasizing the role of agents in explaining illness. - ANSWER-Web of causation for any given disease, there is a much larger problem with carriers and asymp...

Define Clinical Epidemiology: - ANSWER-application of epidemiological principles and methods to the practice of clinical medicine What are the 5 central concerns of Clinical Epi? - ANSWER-being able to define what is normal vs abnormal, the accuracy of diagnostic tests. natural history and prognosis of disease, effectiveness of treatment, and prevention in clinical practice What is considered normal as common? - ANSWER-classifies values that occur frequently as normal and those that occur ...

An epidemiologist has written a summary of a food poisoning outbreak, including its cause and ways to prevent it from occurring in the future. Which of the following best describes what has been done? a. Analytic epidemiology b. Descriptive epidemiology c. Prospective cohort study d. Retrospective cross-sectional survey - ANSWER-ANS: B There are two principal types of epidemiology: (1) analytic epidemiology and (2) descriptive epidemiology. Descriptive epidemiology describes the amount and ...

To understand the causes of health and disease, epidemiology studies which population? a. Individuals b. Families c. Groups d. Populations - ANSWER-D. Populations The goals of epidemiology are to monitor health of populations, understand determinants of health and disease in communities, and investigate and evaluate interventions to prevent disease and maintain health. Epidemiology does not focus on individuals, families, and groups. What is used to determine patterns of disease usin...

frequency - ANSWER-describes health events and also the relationship of that relative to the size of the population. pattern - ANSWER-describes occurence in terms of time, place, and person. Time and person patterns may vary. Determinants - ANSWER-Causes and other factors that contribute to disease. John graunt - ANSWER-Published a landmark analysis of death, which was the first to note gender differences and quantify patterns of life. William Farr - ANSWER-Considered the father of m...