exam 1 Flashcards
(15 cards)
what is an epidemic?
-occurence in either a community or region of cases of an illness, health related behavior, or other health related events
-excess of normal expectancy
what is a pandemic
- an epidemic but occurring worldwide, or a wide area, crossing international boundaries, usually affecting a large number of individuals.
epidemiology broken down
-epi= upon
-demos= people
-logia= study
what is distribution
-occurrence of disease & health outcomes varies in pop.
-some subgroups of the population more freq. affected than others
what is determinant?
- collective or individual risk factor related to health condition, outcomes, or other defined characteristic
- can be biological agents, chemical agents, lifesyles
what is exposure
-contact with a disease- causing factor
amount of the factor thats upon a group
what is outcome
-possible results that may stem from exposure to a casual factor
what are skills acquired through training
1.Use of the interdisciplinary approach
2.Use of the scientific method
3.Enhancement of critical-thinking ability
4.Reasoning by analogy and deduction
5.Problem solving
6.Use of quantitative and computer methods
7.Communication skills
8.Inculcation of aesthetic values
epidemiology arrow
measure; disease or some aspect
identify: cause
intervene; improve
descriptive epidemiology pyramid
top; person
bottoms: place and time
Ibn al Nafis
-outbreak of malnutrition
-Different ages and sexes have different biological processes and occupational hazards that contribute to the onset of disease.
black death facts
- claimed 1/3 of pop.
-bubonic plage
paracelsus
- swiss, toxicology
-dose response relationship - target organ specificity
girolamo fracastoro
- disease ‘seeds’ carried by wind
thomas sydenham
practiced emperical approached
