PPT-Epidemiology of Poliomyelitis

Dr Ali Jafar Abedi MD DCH 1 Polio also called Poliomyelitis is a highly infectious disease caused by a virus The virus invades the nervous system and can cause permanent paralysis Polio is spread through . By: . Harsh Moolani. Kristina Canary. Viruses . A virus is an infectious , protein coated fragment of DNA or RNA (. Bobick. et. al., 2004).. Viruses replicate by invading host cells and they take over the cell’s “machinery” for DNA replication (. Michael J. Cima, MPH. PhD Candidate. West Virginia University. Department of Epidemiology. Thomas C. Hulsey, MSPH, . Sc.D. , F.A.C.E.. Professor and Chairman. Department of Epidemiology. West Virginia University. Epidemiology Part 1:. Principles of Epidemiology. Adapted from the . FAD . PReP. /NAHEMS Guidelines: Surveillance, Epidemiology, and Tracing (. 2014).. Introduction to epidemiology . Overview of disease characteristics . Epidemiology Part 2:. Epidemiology in an FAD Outbreak. Adapted from the . FAD . PReP. /NAHEMS Guidelines: Surveillance, Epidemiology, and Tracing (. 2014).. Describes the epidemiology investigation and response. 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).. 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 A Little Bit of History. “Those who fail to learn from history . are doomed to repeat it”. . . . Winston Churchill. 21/04/1437. 1. Dr. Mohammed Alnaif. CHAPTER TWO. Classical . Epidemiology. HISTORICAL BACKGROUND. TUNRAYO OLUWADARE. DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY MEDICINE. EVOLUTIONARY PROCESS. It has grown from. PURE OBSERVATIONS AND ADVICES. (Hippocrates). COUNTING OF CASES AND ANALYSIS. Intensive, short courses, onsite and online. Focus on research methods and practice, highlighting epidemiologic and statistical concepts and methodology. Non-credit/professional development or academic credit registration. CULTIVATION OF POLIOMYELITIS VIRUSES449act somewhat at random, so as to try - permit me the common expression -fishing in troubled waters. This amounts to saying that, in the midst of thefunctional di 313 26 NOTIFIABLE The disease Poliomyelitis is an acute illness that follows invasion through the gastro intestinal tract by one of the three serotypes of polio virus (serotypes 1, 2 and 3). The v Esther Velásquez, ScD, MSW, MPH. Social Epidemiologist & Public Health Social Worker . Identify Learning Objectives. The goal of this slide deck is to help you “befriend” the science of epidemiology and to appreciate its usefulness. At the end of this presentation, you will be able to: . National Primary Health Care Development Agency. July 2021. Delivered by National Emergency Routine Immunisation Coordination Centre (NERICC). Session Objectives. 2. By the end of this session, participants will be able to explain:. Department of Epidemiology. Program Overview . July 5, 2018.  . Introductions. Dr. Albert Hofman, MD, PhD. Chair, Department of Epidemiology. ahofman@hsph.harvard.edu. Deborah Blacker, MD, Sc.D.. Deputy Chair, Department of Epidemiology.