HLSC 1F90 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Pertussis, Soho, Odds Ratio
24 Feb 2015
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Outbreak of cholera, thought it was from miasma. Anna wessels williams-leading and initial sciences in microscopy (rabies and diphtheria vaccine) Florence nightingale- popular nurse, established hygiene standards, work ignored. Need hygienic environment in hospitals, mac school of nursing first to adopt her standard, higher chance of soldier surviving if stay on field since bad hospital standards. Robert koch-mircoorganism microbiologist, koch"s postulates, limitation to his work, applies to infectious disease only. Frances kelsey-stopped release of drug thalidomide (helped pregnant women sleep), caused birth defects, short appendages. Canada last country to stop (1962) thalidomide in drug market. 3: cultural considerations, conclusions tests hesitant to say cause -not everyone who smokes gets lung cancer use association instead. Non-infectious epidemiology the wealthier you are, the less hospital days you will experience host- people agent- injured, sick etc (causal factors that out health in jeopardy) environment- average household income.
