MI 1.4.3
Activity 1.4.3: Life of an Epidemiologist
Epidemiology defined: The basic science of public health in which the causing factor, population, frequency, and relevant intervention is found in the case of an outbreak.
Epidemiology:
Education: Master’s degree is required
Training: no on the job training is required, but is recommended to observe
Typical salary: $63,010 per year
Other: Epidemiologists work in health departments, offices, universities, and laboratories. Some do fieldwork to conduct interviews and collect samples for analyses.
Cholera:
Causes: Cholera is caused by the bacterium Vibrio cholerae. The bacteria releases a toxin that causes increased release of water from cells in the intestines, which produces severe diarrhea.
Transmission: People get the infection by eating or drinking contaminated food or water.
Symptoms:
Abdominal cramps
•Dry mucus membranes or mouth
•Dry skin
•Excessive thirst
•Glassy or sunken eyes
•Lack of tears
•Lethargy
•Low urine output
•Nausea
•Rapid dehydration
•Rapid pulse (heart rate)
•Sunken soft spots (fontanelles) in infants
•Unusual sleepiness or tiredness
•Vomiting
•Watery diarrhea that starts suddenly and has a "fishy" odor
-Cholera has been able to be eliminated through the promotion of safe water, better hygiene, proper fecal disposal, well cooked food. Water was one of the main ways that cholera was spread since people were disposing of their species in bodies of water. Another thing that helped was better hygiene to stop transmission by touch, cooking food better in order to eliminate bacterial contamination through consumption.
Steps to stop spread:
1. Monitored the epidemic outbreak as it was. (in his neighborhood)
2. Interviewed the victims’ families to locate the source of the contaminated water pump. (Found that close to all deaths occurred in close range to the water pump.)
3. Took sample from pump and examined it under a microscope to only to discover contaminants.
Epidemiology defined: The basic science of public health in which the causing factor, population, frequency, and relevant intervention is found in the case of an outbreak.
Epidemiology:
Education: Master’s degree is required
Training: no on the job training is required, but is recommended to observe
Typical salary: $63,010 per year
Other: Epidemiologists work in health departments, offices, universities, and laboratories. Some do fieldwork to conduct interviews and collect samples for analyses.
Cholera:
Causes: Cholera is caused by the bacterium Vibrio cholerae. The bacteria releases a toxin that causes increased release of water from cells in the intestines, which produces severe diarrhea.
Transmission: People get the infection by eating or drinking contaminated food or water.
Symptoms:
Abdominal cramps
•Dry mucus membranes or mouth
•Dry skin
•Excessive thirst
•Glassy or sunken eyes
•Lack of tears
•Lethargy
•Low urine output
•Nausea
•Rapid dehydration
•Rapid pulse (heart rate)
•Sunken soft spots (fontanelles) in infants
•Unusual sleepiness or tiredness
•Vomiting
•Watery diarrhea that starts suddenly and has a "fishy" odor
-Cholera has been able to be eliminated through the promotion of safe water, better hygiene, proper fecal disposal, well cooked food. Water was one of the main ways that cholera was spread since people were disposing of their species in bodies of water. Another thing that helped was better hygiene to stop transmission by touch, cooking food better in order to eliminate bacterial contamination through consumption.
Steps to stop spread:
1. Monitored the epidemic outbreak as it was. (in his neighborhood)
2. Interviewed the victims’ families to locate the source of the contaminated water pump. (Found that close to all deaths occurred in close range to the water pump.)
3. Took sample from pump and examined it under a microscope to only to discover contaminants.