Types of Epidemiology
Field that studies health problems in a population
what is Epidemiology?
The direct transmission of an agent
what is Direct transmission?
a person who has been diagnosed
what is Case?
a sudden increase in number of cases above the expected level
what is epidemic?
trying to prevent a disease or disorder before it happens
An area of study that focuses on chronic health problems.
what is Chronic disease epidemiology?
disease that happens when an agent is transferred or carried by some intermediate thing to a host.
what is indirect transmission?
a set of criteria used in a specific situation to make sure that cases are consistently diagnosed
what is case definition?
belongs to a particular group of people
what is endemic?
activities aimed at health screening and early detection to improve the likelihood of cure
focuses specifically on patients and the application of epidemiologic methods to assess the efficacy of screening, diagnosis, and treatment in clinical settings
what is Clinical Epidemiology?
transfer of bacteria or viruses on dust particles or on small respiratory droplets.
what is Airborne transmission?
the first disease case in the population.
what is pandemic?
efforts to limit disability by providing rehabilitation when the problem has already happened
provides a description of who, what, when, and where aspects of health related states or events in a population.
what is Descriptive Epidemiology?
transfer of a disease to a human by a vector.
what is Vector borne transmission?
a person who becomes infected from contact with the primary case
what is secondary case?
what people of a common source epidemic has person-to-person contact that spreads the disease
what is mixed epidemic?
behavior change before the problem happens
what is active primary prevention?
Study that involves answering the questions Why? and How? A comparison is involved.
What is Analytic Epidemiology
transfer of a disease via a particular transferee.
what is Vehicle borne transmission?
an individual who has all the signs and symptoms of a disease or condition but has not been diagnosed
persistent high levels of that disease in the region
what is hyper-endemic?
does not require behavior change to prevent a disease from happening