Diseases in Populations n Endemic n Pandemic n Epidemic n Sporadic 4
Disease Spread n Common Source Outbreak n Propagated Epidemic 5
Epidemiologic Studies n Descriptive n Analytical n Experimental 6
Infection Reservoirs n Human n Animal (Zoonoses) n Non-living 7
Microbe Spread Portals of Entry n Skin n n Mucus membrane n Parenteral route Portals of Exit n Vary for each organ system n n Bodily fluids and fecal material carry microbes 8
Modes of Disease Transmission n Contact n Vehicles n Vectors 9
Problems in Disease Transmission n Disease Cycles n Herd Immunity 10
Controlling Disease Transmission n Isolation n Quarantine n Immunization n Vector Control 11
Public Health Organizations n Center for Disease Control (CDC) n World Health Organization (WHO) 12
Notifiable Diseases n Definition: – Infectious diseases harmful to community health; must be reported to a physician – 65 diseases as of 2006 13
Nosocomial Infection Risks n Susceptibility n Virulence n Transmission chain 14
Bioterrorism n Airborne human pathogens n Toxins n Agricultural bioterrorism 15