Bryant Long 0020103405 BIOL 4490 EXAM QUESTION #2 Regarding the figure showing the number of deaths due to influenza‚ some of the primary differences between the 2009 and 2010 flu season are that the 2010 flu season appears to have started earlier—the rate at which the % deaths due to flu increased sooner than the 2009 flu season. In addition‚ the 2010 flu season had slightly higher % deaths due to influenza than the 2009 flu season. Furthermore‚ the 2010 flu season surpassed the epidemic threshold
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Epidemiology Paper Mazurah Smith University of Phoenix According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s National Center for Health Statistics‚ "[By 1993] death certificates listed diabetes as the fifth leading cause of death for Blacks aged 45 to 64‚ and the third leading cause of death for those aged 65 and older in 1990.” (Bailey‚ 2007). These statistics show how serious the problem of diabetes has become in the black community. Epidemiological studies can focus the efforts
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Running Head: INFECTIOUS MONONUCLEOSIS Epidemiology Paper Infectious Mononucleosis By: Nuala Nowicki‚ RN NRS427V Concepts in Community and Public Health Grand Canyon University Due: November 9‚ 2014 1 Running Head: INFECTIOUS MONONUCLEOSIS 2 DESCRIPTION “Infectious mononucleosis is named for the large numbers of white blood cells (mononuclear cells) in the bloodstream.” (Merck). Infectious Mononucleosis is more
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1Descriptive epidemiology studies the characteristics in a population according to person‚ place‚ and time. How do these characteristics help researchers understand the development of disease? The use of the characteristics of person‚ place and time are patterns of disease recognition that dates back to John Snows investigation of cholera in London (Byass‚ 2001). Understanding the characteristics of person‚ place or time aids a researcher in understanding whether a cluster of disease is occurring
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Comparison Paper Laura Nelli NUR 408 Epidemiology: Global and Public Health March 25‚ 2012 Bonnie Copland‚ RN‚ PHN‚ MSN The purpose of this paper is to describe the history of public health‚ including pertinent dates and significant events and the different aspects of public and community-based health. Public health is the science and art of preventing disease‚ prolonging life and promoting health through the organized efforts and informed choices of society‚ organizations‚ public
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“What is the role of Epidemiology? Explain how Epidemiology can be used to determine priority areas for Australia’s health” Epidemiology is the study of disease in groups or populations. Its role is to develop the health profile of the population through specific data collection it is a useful tool in developing health priority areas. Epidemiology has a number of roles and serves many purposes. One such purpose is assisting in the determination of health priority areas‚ one such measure of
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Epidemiology of Diabetes in Mexican Immigrants This paper will center on the vulnerable population of Mexican-American immigrants with chronic type II adult-onset diabetes and how this affects this growing population. The definition‚ description‚ steps‚ and method of epidemiology will facilitate the discussion. Routine data such as demographics‚ census‚ birth‚ death‚ and surveillance records‚ and research data such as medical and health records‚ will bring pertinent information to the study. The
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Walden University Epidemiology and Population Health NURS 8310 Dr. Toby Turner May 14‚ 2014 Major Assessment In the United States healthcare system‚ there is a significant quality and cost challenges surrounding chronic care diseases. The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) states more than seventy-five percent of our nation-state’s health care expenditure is chronic care conditions. The major chronic care population affecting the astonishing expense is cardiovascular disease (CVD‚ 2012). There
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Epidemiology Study Guide CHAPTER1 Definitions: Epidemiology - The study of the distribution and determinants of health-related states or events in specified populations and the application of control of health problems Health - a state of complete physical‚ mental‚ and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity Objectives: Epidemiology – * Identify the cause (etiology) of a disease * Determine the extent of disease in the community * Study the
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Vocab: 1) Phlebotomist-a nurse or other health worker trained in drawing venous blood for testing or donation.p.31 2) Leukemia-any of several cancers of the bone marrow that prevent the normal manufacture of red and white blood cells and platelets‚ resulting in anemia‚ increased susceptibility to infection‚ and impaired blood clotting.p.33 3) Umbilicus- Anatomy . the depression in the center of the surface of the abdomen indicating the point of attachment of the umbilical cord to the embryo; navel
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