1. Epidemiology
Prevalence - %
Incidence - #
Endemic
Epidemic
Pandemic

2. Carriers Mortality Morbidity Disease Reservoirs Acute Carriers
Incubation Period
Chronic Carriers

3. Transmission Host-to-Host Zoonosis Vector Fomites Food and Water
Common-Source Epidemic

4. John Snow
Stopped Cholera Epidemic in London (1855) by Removing Broad Street Pump Handle

5. Host Parasite Coevolution
Australian feral rabbits
1950 – Myxoma virus
95% mortality
1980 previrus levels
Gonorrhea
Scarlet fever

6. Herd Immunity
Nosocomial Infections
Opportunistic pathogens
Mycosis

7. Public Health Control Reservoir Prevent Transmission Immunization
Quarantine
Surveillance
CDC –Center for Disease Control and Prevention
Pathogen Eradication

8. Global Health Travel Developing Countries Reemerging Diseases

9. Biological Warfare Easy to produce and deliver - aerosol Safe
Incapacitate or Kill
1972 Biological & Toxin Weapon Convention

10. Biological Weapons Any Pathogen? Smallpox Eradicated?
Russia and United States
Delivery
Aerosol
Drinking water
Food
Protection?

11. Anthrax Bacillus anthracis Common in soil Domestic animals
Pulmonary anthrax
8000 – spores
Weaponized
8 day incubation
Ciprofloxacin - Cipro

13. Epidemiology Word List
Prevalence
Incidence
Endemic
Epidemic
Pandemic
Carrier
Mortality
Morbidity
Disease Reservoirs
Acute Carrier
Incubation Period
Chronic Carrier
Typhoid Mary
Transmission
Host-to-Host
Vector
Fomites
Food and Water
Common-Source Epidemic
John Snow - Cholera
Herd immunity
Nosocomial Infections

14. Epidemiology Word List 2
Surveillance
Pathogen Eradication
Global Health
Travel
Developing Countries
Reemerging Diseases
Emerging Disease
Opportunistic pathogens
Mycosis
Public Health
Control Reservoir
Prevent Transmission
Immunization
Quarantine