Types/Roles of Epidemiology
A field of science that studies health problems within populations
What is Epidemiology
“Outbreak” of an illness specifically health-related events in the community or region
What is epidemic?
First case of disease within the population
What is Primary case?
An object that consist of a door handle, clothing or utensil that is capable of transmission
What is Fomite
Taking actions to prevent a disease or disorder before it happens
What is Primary prevention?
Ability for a program to benefit people to those who are offered
What is effectiveness?
Epidemic that affects the whole population
What is pandemic
A person that is identified as having a disease, disorder, injury or condition within the population
What is Case?
Habitat where the infectious agent lives and grows
What is Reservoir?
Requires “behavior change” from the individual
What is active primary prevention?
Ability for a program to create desired effect within those who do and don’t participate
Disease that is commonly known and constant within the community
What is Endemic
One who is infected with the disease from a population that was in contact with primary case
What is Secondary case?
Invertebrate animals that transports an infectious agent from one host to another
What is Vector?
Doesn’t require behavior change on the individual
What is passive primary prevention?
Process of identifying cause of health issue through testing hypotheses
What is Analytic Epidemiology
Appears from a specific source
What is common-source epidemic?
Person with signs and symptoms of a existing or non diagnosed disease
What is Suspect case?
Infectious organism such as vertebrate animals that transmit to humans through direct contact
What is Zoonosis?
Identifying disease from health screening and detection activities
What is secondary prevention?
Portrays the distribution of health issues visually
What is Descriptive Epidemiology
Infections that is transmitted from one infected person to the other
What is propagated epidemic?
Epidemiology who brings the attention of the first disease case
What is Index case?
Non-living intermediary like famine, food or water that transports the infectious agent from the reservoir to susceptible host
What is Vehicle?
Prevent disability by creating rehabilitation with an existing disease, injury, or disorder
What is Tertiary prevention?