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Chapter 32 Epidemiology the Core Understanding of Public Health
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Epidemiology: Study of Disease Occurrence, Distribution and Determinants of Health Infectious Disease Death Rates, USA
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Clicker Questions:
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Epidemic vs Endemic … Dots on A Map
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John Snow – First Epidemiologist Cholera Outbreak, London 1854
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The Pump, The Pub
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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
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Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report
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Clinical Stages of Disease Classical Symptoms Here
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Incubation Periods
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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
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Incidence of California Encephalitis Clicker Question:
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Types of Epidemics by Incidence
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Co-Evolution of Host/Pathogen: The Australian Rabbit and Myxoma Virus Experiment Clicker Question:
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Herd Immunity
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The USA AIDS Eipdemic
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HIV Infects Both Sexes
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Nosocomial Infections
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Causes of Death: Africa and Americas Clicker Question
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Emerging and Re-emerging Infectious Diseases
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Small Pox: The Eradicated Disease? Clicker Question:
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Small Pox: The Eradicated Disease? Clicker Question Follow Up:
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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.
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Bacillus anthracis causes Anthrax Clicker Question:
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Bacillus anthracis causes Anthrax Clicker Question:
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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)
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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:
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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.
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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:
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