Question

1) How would the clinical and epidemiologic descriptions of a disease differ, and how would they be similar? (5 points) Describe the significance for epidemiology in the following historical developments. Be sure to mention the key historical figures. (5 points) A. Associating the environment with disease causality B. Use of vital statistics C. Use of natural experiments D. Identification of specific agents of disease 3) Explain what is meant by the following components of the definition of epidemiology. (5 points) A. Determinants B. Distribution C. Morbidity and Mortality 4) The following questions pertain to our discussion of the term epidemic. (5 points) A. In your own words, define epidemic. B. Describe a scenario where only two cases of a disease would be considered an epidemic. C. Name a disease that has cyclical patterns. What is the definition of a natural experiment? To what extent might changes in legislation to limit smoking in public places or to increase the speed limit on highways be considered natural experiments? (5 points)

Answer 1

0 Clinical and epidemiologic description of disease :- Clinical diseases are included with signs and Symptoms and in which they are oliagnosed. Epidemiology, disease description include the diagnosed based on the information received from pathology, microbiology, genetics and molecular biology. I figures out the cause and effect of the disease on society. Associating the environment with disease causality :- Epidemology when associate with the environment: helps in the decrease of disease spreading within the environment. Disease casuality slepends upon the environment and explains about the illness which occur to humane © Use of vital statistics. statistics help in the gathering of data on the spreading or taking place of endemic disease in the local and state governmentsa Survelliance of statics help in gathering of data on infectious diseases, airborne diseases along with other diseases

, Use of natural experiments :- In Epidemiology, natural experiments is important as diseases occur in natural circum- stances in which people are exposed at different levels · Human subjects are placed in random group in which experiments are conducted 20Identification of specific agents of disease Infectious disease causes several complications to the people. In this the disease causing agents are identification occur and several studies are made to control and identification of diseases. 3 Determinants : In epidemiology it explains about the mode of disease transmission and risk factors of the disease. Distribution :- It explains about the description such as time, place and persons affected. Morbidity & Mortality:- Mortality is the death frequency where as Morbidity is the illness affected persons..