Question

How do risk factors and prevention strategies differ from infectious and chronic diseases?

Answer 1

Ans) Yes the focus has shifted where before the focus only on the epidemics of communicable diseases.

- Now this focus includes endemic communicable diseases that are constantly present in geographical area or community as well as a non transmissible persisting diseases in addition to the issues surrounding these diseases.

- The shift is termed as epidemiologic transition, because of the considerable advances and accomplishments in transmittable disease control and prevention.

- This is due to the rising trend of chronic diseases has resulted in an expansion of the traditional role of epidemiology and epidemiologic data use from disease intervention to attention toward disease prevention.

- For chronic disease, epidemiologic data is useful for preventive efforts such as population planning, public Health.