Case definition The list of criteria to determine whether a person has a
particular disease, syndrome, or health condition. Supplies the parameters that
are used to compare cases over time and geography. In outbreaks of disease, the
case definition is provisional, in that modifications may be made as more
precise data are assembled
Disease surveillance - ANSWER gathering information, monitoring, and
keeping track of the number of people affected by a particular disease
- ANSWER Web of causation
Epidemiological triad - ANSWER another way to understand the cause of some
diseases looking at the interaction between agent, host, and environment
Epidemiology - ANSWER a. the branch of medicine which deals with the
incidence, distribution, and possible control of diseases and other factors
relating to health. An exploration of the study of diseases in populations and the
evaluation of interventions at a population level, guided by the following
questions.
i. How can Epi- improve public health?
ii. How is it relevant to healthcare management and administration?
iii. What is the scene of diagnosis?
iv. What is the rule of epidemiology in harm prevention and treatment?
particular disease, syndrome, or health condition. Supplies the parameters that
are used to compare cases over time and geography. In outbreaks of disease, the
case definition is provisional, in that modifications may be made as more
precise data are assembled
Disease surveillance - ANSWER gathering information, monitoring, and
keeping track of the number of people affected by a particular disease
- ANSWER Web of causation
Epidemiological triad - ANSWER another way to understand the cause of some
diseases looking at the interaction between agent, host, and environment
Epidemiology - ANSWER a. the branch of medicine which deals with the
incidence, distribution, and possible control of diseases and other factors
relating to health. An exploration of the study of diseases in populations and the
evaluation of interventions at a population level, guided by the following
questions.
i. How can Epi- improve public health?
ii. How is it relevant to healthcare management and administration?
iii. What is the scene of diagnosis?
iv. What is the rule of epidemiology in harm prevention and treatment?
