Chapter 32 Epidemiology the Core Understanding of Public Health
Epidemiology: Study of Disease Occurrence, Distribution and Determinants of Health Infectious Disease Death Rates, USA
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Epidemic vs Endemic … Dots on A Map
John Snow – First Epidemiologist Cholera Outbreak, London 1854
The Pump, The Pub
Who, When Where … Tracking Disease Pattern Prevalence = (Total # cases in a pop)/Total people x 100% Incidence = (# New Cases)/(# Susceptible People) Usually based on 100,000 people Centers for Disease Control, Atlanta Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report Epidemiology
Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report
Clinical Stages of Disease Classical Symptoms Here
Incubation Periods
Some diseases are transmitted by active carriers: a pathogen infected individual who has had the disease and recovered, but continues to carry and spread the pathogen
Incidence of California Encephalitis Clicker Question:
Types of Epidemics by Incidence
Co-Evolution of Host/Pathogen: The Australian Rabbit and Myxoma Virus Experiment Clicker Question:
Herd Immunity
The USA AIDS Eipdemic
HIV Infects Both Sexes
Nosocomial Infections
Causes of Death: Africa and Americas Clicker Question
Emerging and Re-emerging Infectious Diseases
Small Pox: The Eradicated Disease? Clicker Question:
Small Pox: The Eradicated Disease? Clicker Question Follow Up:
Planned Bioterrorist Attacks 1984: A group sprayed salad bars in The Dalles, Oregon with Salmonella enterica Tiphimuriuim causing 751 salmonellosis cases. 1995: Sarin (neurotoxic gas) sprayed in Tokyo subway, killed several people. Since 1995: Most common are Bacillus anthracis spores: sprays, in letters, etc.
Bacillus anthracis causes Anthrax Clicker Question:
Bacillus anthracis causes Anthrax Clicker Question:
The Three Forms of Anthrax Cutaneous Anthrax Pulmonary Anthrax 1.Cutaneous Anthrax (skin hemorrhage) 2.Pulmonary Anthrax (lung and cerebral hemorrhage; fatality rates at ~90% plus) 3.Gastrointestinal Anthrax (rare)
Anthrax: 2 Toxins, 3 Proteins PA Protective Antigen LF Lethal Factor EF Edema Factor _____________________________________________________ PA-LF Lethal Toxin (cytotoxin) PA-EF Edema Toxin Clicker Question:
Weaponized Anthrax Spores Endospores mixed with talc powder: in mailed envelopes or packages to news media (Florida), government (Washington DC), non-focused in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York. 22 cases of Anthrax: 11 cutaneous + 11 pulmonary 5 Deaths Bioterroist was a bioweapons lab worker. Bioweapon facility in Sverdlovsk, Russia: inadvertant release of 1 gram of endospores 77 anthrax cases, 66 died.
Anthrax Vaccination - Treatment Incubation Period: at least 8 days 1.treatment with Ciprofloxacin prophylactically to exposed persons. 2.Vaccine: AVA Anthrax Vaccine Absorbed : prepared from cell-free culture filtrate. 3.Clicker Question: