Factors Of Descriptive Epidemiology

Among older population (65 years or older) there is increased risk of development of coronary artery disease and also it is leading cause of death as it accounts for almost 50% of all deaths among older population (Kligman 1992).

Observational study design examined on the basis of exposure and health outcome. The exposure of interest is the factor that either causes, Prevents, or treats the outcome. It is important to consider whether the exposure was accurately defined and measured because exposure misclassification stems from broad definitions and inaccurate measurements. (Aschengrau & Seage, 2008). According to Munnoch et al. (2008), study conducted to investigate the S.Saintapaul infection

People of older age are more likely to have long-term or fatal illnesses “In 1995, only 21% of all deaths were among the under-5s, 7% among those 5-19, 29% among those 20-64, and 43% among the over-65s. By 2025, 8% of all deaths will be in the under-5s, 3% among 5-19 year-olds, 27% among 20-64 year-olds and 63% among the over-65s.” WHO 2015. Cancer, Heart disease and more commonly related to the 70-75 age group and also people aged 75 and above have more chance of becoming impaired such as visually, mentally, mobility and hearing. Women with breast cancer deprives women of 10 years of their life expectancy making women that have/do have breast cancer not live as long. The risk of

1. Description of the communicable disease (causes, symptoms, mode of transmission, complications, treatment) and the demographic of interest (mortality, morbidity, incidence, and prevalence).

The first paragraph of your personal statement, one or two sentences, should make clear the purpose of your writing: to present an interpretive summary of your background, academic interests, and future goals as justification for your admission to a program of graduate study. An encounter with an unforgettable young girl when I was in the 5th grade of medical school has driven me since then. My aspiration is to contribute to a world where more children could live healthy lives. As I have trained to be a pediatric resident, I have been interested in infectious diseases and epidemiology, and thorough an experience of infectious disease outbreak investigation, I am eager to become a field epidemiology specialist and contribute to make a sustained surveillance system in Japan and epidemiology education system to more health care workers.

Epidemiology has been defined as ‘The study of the distribution and determinants of health and disease-related conditions in populations. It is concerned with epidemic (excess of normal expectancy) and endemic (always present) conditions. The basic premise

Descriptive epidemiology is defined as the method in which data is collected and analyzed to improve understanding of factors that lead to a disease. The three specific data points that are evaluated and classified are; time, place and person (CDC, n.d.). The module 3 case assignment will look at the epidemiology pattern of Lyme disease to include statistics on affected persons in the United States, areas with high incidence and the time frame of signs and symptoms that occur with the progression of the disease.

The young old entering the 65 and over have a larger burden of lifestyle related diseases e.g. type 2 diabetes.

Descriptive epidemiology focus on how a disease is spread within a population. This can be done in three different approaches such as counts, case series, and cross-sectional studies. The observation of the Amish population in Lancaster, PA favors the application of the cross sectional method of descriptive epidemiology.

The Epidemiologic Triangle is a model used to show the balance of health and disease as a united state of three factors: agent, host and environment. The agent or microbe is what causes the disease, the host is an organism harboring the disease or a population at risk for developing the disease, and the environment is the contributing external factors that cause or allow disease transmission

There are three common types of epidemiology: social, descriptive, and analytical. Social is the division of epidemiology that investigates the social distribution and social factors of health and disease. Descriptive describes the distribution of disease death and other health outcomes in the population according to person, place, and time. Giving a representation of how things are or have been the who, when, where of disease patterns. Analytical looks for the causes of the patterns viewed the how and why. The descriptive and analytical studies are observational, which means the researcher observes occurrences as they are or have been and does not obstruct to change anything or initiate a new factor.

At first I struggled with understanding the question: choose an epidemiologically prevalent psychological disorder and write a research paper. As my preschool teacher taught us, I broke down the sentence and define every single word. Referring to the term "Epidemiology" I came across the epidemiological triangle. The picture of the triangle (Miller, 2002, p. 63, Figure 3.1) refers to the interactions among the host, agent, and environment, which produce a disease state. This triangle specify the prevalence and distribution of disease within a population by person, place and time. The word "prevalence" in a psychological aspect refers to a number of diseases that are present in a particular population at a certain time. "Looking at prevalence

As a child, I always wanted to become a doctor; hence I opted for dentistry. I loved studying it, perhaps an academic subject name Public Health Dentistry, changed my views towards the life. Epidemiology was one of its core parts. I was so much impressed by this subject as it is a source for knowing preventive measures and precautions for any disease, hence I decided that after completing dentistry I will make my path towards epidemiology. Since then, I often thought about the causes and the prevention of various diseases. I have been a professional and a volunteer participant in Health related camps; also I have conducted few types of researches. Hence, to culminate my plans, I should put myself in a rich scholastic program, particularly Public Health, concentrating in epidemiology. The School of Health Sciences will furnish me with the quality education,

This paper defines and explains the six core functions of epidemiology: Public health surveillance, field investigation, analytic studies, evaluations, linkages, and policy development. The core functions of epidemiology lay down a foundation on which epidemiologists can begin to work from. This paper will look at the benefits of incorporating all six of these functions into a working plan when health officials, medical personnel, first responders, etc., encounter a disease or illness that needs to be identified, treated and contained.

Demography is the study of the components of population variation and change. Death rate and birth rate are two determinants of population change. Theory of Demographic Transition is comparatively recent theory that has been accepted by several scholars throughout the world. This theory embraces the observation that all countries in the world go through different stages in the growth of population. A nation's economy and level of development is directly related to that nation's birth and death rates. Population history can be divided into different stages. Some of the scholars have divided it into three and some scholars have divided it into five stages. These stages or classifications demonstrate a