Defense Against Disease

Slides:

Advertisements

Similar presentations

Pathogens in Animals and Plants By: Steven Shanks Jessica Wright Ashley Berg.

Advertisements

 A public health science (foundation of public health)  Impacts personal decisions about our lifestyles  Affects government, public health agency and.

 A public health science (foundation of public health)  Impacts personal decisions about our lifestyles  Affects government, public health agency and.

Epidemiology and Public Health Introduction, Part II.

Detectives in the Classroom - Investigation 1-1: Why Are These Students Getting Sick? Why Are These Students Getting Sick?

HAS 3150 Chapter 10. Infectious Diseases Diseases caused by living microorganisms.

Epidemiology and Public Health Introduction, Part I.

Virus vs. Computer Virus

 A public health science (foundation of public health)  Impacts personal decisions about our lifestyles  Affects government, public health agency and.

KEY CONCEPT Some viral diseases can be prevented with vaccines.

Resurgent and Emergent Infectious Diseases Catherine T. Horat RN MSN CS C-FNP NUR 410 Community Focused Nursing.

Warm Up March 17 th, )What is an outbreak? Which would be an easier outbreak to stop: bacteria or parasite and explain why. 2)Explain one way a fungus.

Epidemiology Foundation Standard 3

Pollution and Human Health

Diseases Unit 3. Disease Outbreak  A disease outbreak happens when a disease occurs in greater numbers than expected in a community, region or during.

What is Epidemiology? 1. A term derived from the Greek: epi : on, upon demos : the people logos : the study of (Webster's Unabridged Dictionary) Dictionary.

1 Epidemiology 10/20/10MDufilho. 2 Epidemiology The study of the frequency and distribution of disease and health-related factors in human populations.

Journal 1/16 What do you know about infectious and noninfectious diseases? What do you think the difference is? How could a person prevent getting the.

Diseases and the Immune/Lymphatic System. Define these terms: Put your answers where you would start your notes. Define with your partner using only your.

That’s Sick! a Health Sciences Problem-Based Learning Activity RESOURCE FOR: That’s Sick Presentation.

MODEL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES AND OUTBREAKS IN VIETNAM MILITARY ( ) Sr.Col. Le Ngoc Anh, MD. PhD. Vietnam Military Medical Department.

1 Copyright © 2012 by Mosby, an imprint of Elsevier Inc. Copyright © 2008 by Mosby, Inc., an affiliate of Elsevier Inc. Chapter 24 Public Health Surveillance.

L4 Epidemics Learning Objectives: 1.Recall common diseases that are caused by microbes and what type of microbes causes them. 2.Describe what an epidemic.

 Talk to someone near you!  Can you come up with 5 things about Ebola/Avian flu?

DVD: Contagion A brief study of epidemiology …. DVD: Contagion Infectious: capable of spreading disease. also known as communicable.

Understanding Epidemiology

Infectious and Noninfectious Diseases

CHAPTER 15 Biological Hazards.

a Health Sciences Problem-Based Learning Activity

Epidemic and Pandemic Disease Outbreaks.

Public Health 8.L.1.1 and 8.L.1.2.

What ways do you know of to prevent the spread of infectious diseases?

Epidemiology What is Epidemiology? Etiology.

Diseases Unit 3.

Spread, Treatment, and Prevention of Disease

Infectious disease – a disease that is capable of being transmitted from one person to another by direct or indirect contact Starter Now think of as many.

Introduction to Pathogens

KEY CONCEPT Some viral diseases can be prevented with vaccines.

Disease Detective Team!

HIV Read the information in the packet and answer the following questions: 1. What is the human immunodeficiency virus? 2. Why is HIV so dangerous? (Explain.

Epidemiology Introduction

August 31 Chapter 2 Cannon.

Diseases WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW!!.

KEY CONCEPT Some viral diseases can be prevented with vaccines.

Disease Vocabulary Unit 7.1

What is Epidemiology? Epidemiology is the study of patterns of health, illness and associated factors at the population level. Epidemiologists study the.

Review What are 3 ways that disease can spread? Example of each

Human- Environment Interaction

The Sherlock Holmes for Diseases

Disease Notes Unit 6.1 Chastain

Outbreaks Epidemics Pandemics

Pollution and Human Health

Introduction to Pathogens

Disease Notes Unit 6.1 Chastain

What is the difference between an outbreak, epidemic, and a pandemic?

The Environment and Human Health

Diseases Unit 3.

Viral Diseases How do vaccines work?.

How WHO CCs can assist NIC.

August 31 Chapter 2 Cannon.

Using Informatics to Promote Community/Population Health

KEY CONCEPT Some viral diseases can be prevented with vaccines.

Introduction to Epidemiology

Ring-a-ring o' roses, A pocket full of posies, A-tishoo! A-tishoo!

KEY CONCEPT Some viral diseases can be prevented with vaccines.

Diagnostic tools for intestinal pathogenic E. coli.

KEY CONCEPT Some viral diseases can be prevented with vaccines.

Preventing and Treating Disease

Presentation transcript:

Defense Against Disease An Introduction

Epidemiologist is someone who studies the patterns, causes, and effects of health and disease conditions in defined populations

Virologist is someone who studies viruses

Virulent is an extremely severe or harmful virus

Epidemic: a widespread occurrence of an infectious disease in a community at a particular time

Ways to Control Epidemics Monitor for infectious diseases. Detect & investigate infectious diseases. Provide disease prevention & control services. Isolate the source of the epidemic.