01 Oct Epidemiology’s Role in Infectious and Communicable Diseases
NSG4074 Health Promotion and Clinical Prevention
Week 2 Discussion
TASK
Post your initial response to one of the two topics below.
Epidemiology’s Role in Infectious and Communicable Diseases
Topic 1: Disease Outbreak
Select an infectious disease and research the CDC website for information about the disease including:
its natural history,
presenting symptoms, and
outbreak characteristics
Identify an occurrence of the disease by searching the Internet for recent reports of this disease and compare that episode or occurrence with information from the CDC website.
How closely did that outbreak resemble the case definition?
Topic 2: Epidemiological Applications
Describe how the concept of multifactorial etiology relates to the natural history of disease and the different levels of prevention.
How should the nurse incorporate these concepts into health promotion of clients in community settings?
How should the nurse approach client risk in these health promotion activities?
