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1
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What are communicable diseases?

A

Passed from one living thing to another by pathogens eg. bacteria, virus, parasite, fungi

2
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What are noncommunicable diseases?

A

Cannot be transmitted by contact (not spread from one person to another)

3
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What are examples of disease transmission routes?

A
Direct contact
Air
Indirect contact
Food
Insects
Animals
4
Q

Define epidemiology?

A

Study and management of health at the population scale

5
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What are the objectives of epidemiology?

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To identify causes of disease and possible risk factors;
To determine the extent of disease in a population;
To study the natural history of diseases;
To evaluate treatments and other healthcare deliveries;
To provide evidence to develop new policies and treatments.

6
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What factors effect the objectives of epidemiology?

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Demographic
Social
Economic
Genetic
Environment
7
Q

What 3 associations do you need to look at between disease and factors?

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Strength of the association
Consistency of the association
Temporal correctness of the association

8
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What are epidemics caused by?

A

A feedback loop. Infection makes more infection which often leads to counter intuitive phenomena and results