Disscussion Epidemiology
Question Description
Assignment:
For this discussion, please do the following before responding to the discussion questions:
- Go to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Solve the Outbreak application at https://www.cdc.gov/mobile/applications/sto/web-app.html
- Select “Level 1” outbreaks.
- Choose one of the 12 outbreaks to solve and select “Start”.
- Read the “Your Mission” and select “I accept this mission.”
- Review each clue in the investigation and answer the questions correctly to solve the outbreak.
Answer the following questions:
- Identify the outbreak you had chosen to solve.
- Discussed how you rate as a disease detective based on points earned in the game?
- Discuss what factors you examined to determine the occurrence of the outbreak.
Expectations:
Length:1 page, excluding title page and references from required reading.
Required Reading:
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). (2016, February 25). Ten leading causes of death and injury 2014. Accessed from http://www.cdc.gov/injury/wisqars/LeadingCauses.ht…
Gerstman, B. (2013). Chapter 3: Epidemiologic measures. Epidemiology kept simple (3rd ed). Oxford: John Wiley & Sons. San Jose State University. Retrieved from http://www.sjsu.edu/faculty/gerstman/eks/chap3-eks…
MedicineNet, Inc. (2016). Definition of mortality rate. Retrieved from www.medterms.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=10…
New York Department of Health. (n.d.). Basic statistics: About incidence, prevalence, morbidity, and mortality. Retrieved from www.health.ny.gov/diseases/chronic/basicstat.htm