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What is considered an outbreak?

How to investigate a disease outbreak?

Answer 1

Outbreak:

An outbreak is a sudden increase in occurrences of a disease in a particular time and place. Literally it means outburst..when suddenly a particular type of disease spreads in a particular area, and almost all people suffer from it then it is referred as outbreak.

It is the occurrence of more cases of disease than expected in a given area or among a specific group of people over a particular period of time. The cases usually have a common cause or are related to one another in some way.

Investigation of disease outbreak:

The main reason for conducting outbreak investigations is to identify the source so that a control can be established and measures can be taken to prevent future occurrence of the disease.

1.Identify the existence of the outbreak

2. the diagnosis related to the outbreak is to be verified whether itis right or wrong

3.Create a case definition by which professionals determine if whether this case to be investigated and put it in the category of outbreak or not.

4.Map the spread of the outbreak using Information technology

5. Develop hypothesis i.e.what is the real cause of the outbreak

6. Study hypothesis : in this data is collected and then nalysed

7. Refine hypothesis so that further investigation on outburst can be done.

8 . control and prevention systems are developed and and implemented

9. Findings or the results are released for further diagnosis iof there is errorin investigation