Disease detectives (B,C)


PLACE – geographic extent plus spot map of cases to identify groups specific to a location or environmental factors



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1-17 DISEASE DETECTIVES

  • PLACE – geographic extent plus spot map of cases to identify groups specific to a location or environmental factors

  • PERSON – identify the affected population by type of person or by exposures as age, sex, high risk exposure as with AIDS

    • EPI Curve (Epidemic Curve)

    x axis= units of time equal to 1/4 to 1/3 incubation time and y axis = # of cases

    Note: a single point or source will have only one peak, a plateau will show a continuous common source, several uniform peaks will indicate a propagated outbreak spread from person to person


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