31 Aug Infectious Disease and Public Health (AIDS/HIV)
- Type of disease, morphological characteristics of the pathogen, genetic & pathogenic mechanisms including resistance, clinical symptoms/virulence/progression of the disease, clinical diagnostic procedures
- Transmission mechanisms, population and individual risk factors, and human behavior(s) involved in its spread.
- Methods of prevention, infection control, clinical treatments and treatment outcomes
- Have there been instances of any historical outbreaks of the disease? How was the disease handled and controlled in your community?
- Past, current, and ongoing research pertaining to your chosen disease.
- Investigations, research studies, and other surveillance data analyses regarding your chosen infectious disease.
- A brief summary of the government’s findings and investigations about your chosen disease.
- Epidemiology of disease; instances of the emergence and re-emergence of your chosen disease.
- What percentage of population was affected by the disease?
- Information on the work conducted by government departments to mitigate the impact of your chosen infectious disease.
- What initiatives were taken by the government departments to mitigate the impact of the disease?
- What measures would you suggest in the plan to actually reduce health risks?
- What were the objectives and goals of your public education plan to control this disease?
- How would the plan allow the public to recognize pathogens are related to the cause of diseases and other health problems?
- How would the plan suggest measures to prevent the outbreak of the chosen infectious disease?
