PPT-Dengue : An epidemic disease

Main cause of arthropodborne Every year happen 50100 millon infections and 20 000 persons dead in more than 100 countries of Africa America and Asia It is endemic in more than 100 . X-CHEM HEALTH SCIENCE CAMP 2013. How This Will Work:. In the next couple of slides I have a bunch of questions for you!. When I ask a question, raise your hand and I will throw you a ball. You can only answer the question when you are holding the ball!. 8.L.1.2. Disease Outbreak. A disease outbreak happens when a disease occurs in greater numbers than expected in a community or region, or during a season. . An outbreak may occur in one community or even extend to several countries. It can last days or years. . Steve Krause, PhD. Director, Global Public Health. Valent BioSciences Corporation. What is public health?. An organized program for . population. benefit. “Art and Science of preventing disease and prolonging life” (1923). aedes. . aegypti. . http://www.bupa.co.uk/individuals/health-information/directory/d/dengue-fever. Dengue . occurs throughout much of the tropical world. Dengue became a world wide problem in the 1950’s though it rarely affects the US. . These are long . threadlike viruses, hence the name . (filum. means thread). . Marburg . and . Ebolaviruses . causing hemorrhagic . fever belong to the genus . Filovirus.. . These agents cause . severe or fatal hemorrhagic fevers. Se diagnosticaron 1.950 casos probables, de los cuales 05 fueron dengue grave (0,3%), con una razón fiebre dengue/dengue grave de 389:1. El acumulado del año es de 41.938 casos, de los cuales 1,2% son dengue grave (499 casos), con una razón fiebre dengue/dengue grave de 83:1.. How do we define an Epidemic?. An . epidemic. is an out break of disease that affects many individuals at the same time.. What is an Epidemic?. An epidemic is any illness or health-related issue that is showing up in more cases then would normally be expected.. Ali. MD, FNB. Epidemiology. Pathogenesis. Diagnosis. Management. prevention. EPIDEMIOLOGY. Classification. Transmission. Mosquito vector. Distribution. Pattern of transmission. Factors influencing transmission. Jenet. , Sarah Hochberg, Nate . Bendzlowicz. , and Josh Weber. Overview. CDC (Center for Disease Control). Antibiotic Resistance. Measles. Chikungunya. Lyme Disease. Avian Influenza. Yellow Fever. Dengue Fever. Rab. . Chaudhry. + . Arzaan. . Shaikh. Epidemiology. In India first outbreak of dengue was recorded in 1812. A double peak hemorrhagic fever epidemic occurred in India for the first time in Calcutta between July 1963 & March 1964. Since most cases of dengue in New Jersey come from people who have traveled to areas where the disease is present, the best way to prevent dengue is to avoid being bitten by mosquitoes when traveling It means the time between bite of an infectedmosquito and appearance of symptoms of dengue fever in the bittenSymptoms depend upon the type of Dengue fever. There are three typesof Dengue fever-1 PM. Origin. The word "dengue” has an African origin. . The term "dengue" is a Spanish version at the Swahili phrase . ". ki denga pepo. ",. meaning . ". cramp-like seizure caused by an evil spirit. control steps. dr. .salim. . kareem. . hajwal. Epidemic :A clear excess in the number of cases of a given disease (over the expected level) . i.e. in comparison with the expected level or what is expected in a given time period ..