[BIOS 230] - Final Exam Guide - Everything you need to know! (92 pages long)
29 Mar 2017
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Tb, anthrax, rabies, measles, botulism, yellow fever: investigative team. Time(1 incubation period prior to first case) Sensitivity: to make a more sensitive case def, make flexible inclusion criteria. Suspe(cid:272)ted (cid:894) (cid:862)1(cid:863) sy(cid:373)pto(cid:373) i(cid:374) ti(cid:373)e fra(cid:373)e(cid:895) Moving time frames: count cases consider existing surveillance definition. Modified: feeling of warmth primary vs secondary. Primary- people who were directly infected by exposure. Secondary definitions are included in case count but not analysis: perform epidemiological analysis. Gender, age, date of onset, pre-existing conditions. Only about cases because it helps with hypothesis generation. Objective: focus on cases, use demographics, history of exposures: perform supplemental laboratory or environmental investigation. Objective: narrow down potential exposures, also consult biological plausibility: develop hypothesis. 1 sound hypothesis biologically plausible account for majority of cases. Point source is shown by steep rise: introduce prelim control measures. > inform public on control efforts(avoid, test for outcome, vaccine) Ex. prophylaxis, closing restaurant, recalling food, shutting down water supply, boil orders.
