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What is transformation (in terms of bacteria) and how does it play a role in treatment of bacterial infections?

Module 9: Global Systems Level: Our World

 Cheat sheets for this module:

  1. Survival Analysis
  2. Field Epidemiology Terms
  3. Emerging Infectious Diseases
  4. Choose the type of Epidemic

Biostatistics – Survival Analysis

Understand the following terms associated with Survival Analysis

Define the following terms:

Survival Analysis  

 

Survival Function

 

Field Epidemiology Terms

Define the following terms:

Hyperendemic Level of Occurrence  

 

Sporadic Level of Occurrence
Descriptive Phase of Outbreak Investigation
Analytic Phase of Outbreak Investigation
Epidemic Curve
Attack Rates
Secondary Attack Rates
Common Source Epidemics
Point Source Epidemics
Continuing Epidemics
Intermittent Epidemics
Propagated Epidemics
Mixed Epidemics

What is the difference between an Outbreak and a Cluster in terms of the epidemiology?

 

Emerging Infectious Diseases

50 years ago, people thought we were approaching the end of what had been the war against infectious diseases that had occurred since the dawn of humanity.  However, recent evidence has shown that not only are we constantly in danger of “new” diseases, but are still facing issues with traditional diseases that have increased resistance to available drugs.  Answer the following questions.

What is the difference between Emerging and Re-emerging Infectious Diseases?

What is a broad-spectrum drug?

What is a compromised host?

What is an index case?  Why would we need to know the index case for the purpose of disease containment?

What is a nosocomial infection?  Why is it such a concern for the field of Public Health?

What is transformation (in terms of bacteria) and how does it play a role in treatment of bacterial infections?

 

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