PPT-EPIDEMIOLOGY AND CONTROL

OF CHOLERA BACKGROUND Cholera is a Greek word which means the Gutter of the roof It is caused by bacteria Vibrio cholerae which was discovered in 1883 by Robert Koch during a diarrheal outbreak in Egypt. . 1. A term derived from the Greek:.  . . epi. . : on, upon. demos . : the people. logos . : the study of .  .  . (Webster's Unabridged Dictionary).  . Dictionary definition of epidemiology. POST GRADUATE DIPLOMA IN SAFETY, HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PROGRAMME (DOSHEM). MAY 2016. SUBJECT. : FUNDAMENTALS OF SAFETY AND HEALTH. TOPIC:INTRODUCTION TO EPIDEMIOLOGY. MAY 2016. LED BY. Introduction . t. o Epidemiology. Center for Research on Genomics and Global Health. Adebowale Adeyemo, MD. Deputy Director, Center for Research on Genomics & Global Health. NHGRI/NIH. Introductions. and Study Designs. . Adapted from original PPT by Thomas . Songer. , Ph.D. – University of Pittsburgh and the . Supercourse. Team.. What is Epidemiology?. Epidemiology may be regarded simply as the study of disease and health in human populations.. You will need to wear gloves for all class activities today.. Pick a random identification card up from the front desk (record this ID code in Table 3).. Switch cards with your partners (record your new code in Table 3).. Overview. Adapted from the . FAD . PReP. /NAHEMS Guidelines: Surveillance, Epidemiology, and Tracing (. 2014).. Introduction to when and why. Definitions for technical terms. Organizational structure. DIVISION OF INFECTIOUS DISEASE EPIDEMIOLOGY www.dide.wv.gov Introduction to Skin Infections – For School Nurses January, 2014 Office of Epidemiology and Prevention Services DIVISION OF INFECTIOUS D Hwang Lu-YuOctober 13 2016Lu-Yu Hwang MDIGENERAL BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATIONAPersonalMailing AddressThe University of Texas School of Public Health at Houston1200 Presslerst RAS E717Houston Texas 77030Em Detels - Page 4 increasingly convincing indirect evidence of a relationship between health or disease and other factors This process referred to as causal inference see Hoggett Greenland Ch 613 in 854IntroductionHippocrates around 46031370 BCE tell what epidemic diseases will a29ack and what each individual will be in danger of experiencing from the change of regimen148 Hence he introduced the and . Stroke. EPID 624- Epidemiology of Chronic Diseases. Sarah . Kleinknecht. Presentation Overview. Background. Prevalence and incidence. Defining . Hypertension. and . Stroke. Attributes. Causes. Office of Public Health. Louisiana Dept of Health & Hospitals. 800-256-2748. www.infectiousdisease.dhh.louisiana.gov. Infection Control Basics: Healthcare-Associated Infections . (HAI) in . Long Term Care . INTRODUCTION . TO PUBLIC HEALTH AND . EPIDEMIOLOGY (1).  . At the end of THE session the student should be able to:. Describes the historical context. Define scope and terminology. Identify what questions can epidemiology answer and its uses. PhD. Ankara . University. . Faculty. of . Veterinary. . Medicine. Definition of . Epidemiology. The. . study. of . disease. in . populations. . and. of . factors. . that. . determine. . its.