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VideoMultimedia, Teaching Resource 2018EMR20: What is an Epidemic?
In the first of two videos on basic epidemiology, Professor David Cutler asks, how do …
In the first of two videos on basic epidemiology, Professor David Cutler asks, how do we define epidemics and how do we measure them? He defines and differentiates incidence and prevalence and explains how these metrics relate to duration of a disease. Using HIV infection as the illustrative example, he explains how treatment has resulted in a reduction in mortality rates, and therefore an increase in prevalence, despite declining incidence. These basic concepts set the…
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VideoMultimedia, Teaching Resource 2018EMR20: Dynamics of an Epidemic
In the second of two videos on basic epidemiology, Professor David Cutler talks about the dynamics of …
In the second of two videos on basic epidemiology, Professor David Cutler talks about the dynamics of an epidemic. He asks, how do we understand when an infection is going to become an epidemic? How can we predict when it will not? He defines an index case and discusses the properties of transmission and people’s interconnectivity, fundamental drivers of epidemics. He uses a visual schematic to differentiate three groups in the population (e.g., susceptible, infected, and removed…
Health/Medicine | Infectious Diseases | Health Outcomes | Evidence Synthesis | Global | North America | High School | College | Graduate | Critical Thinking/Analysis | Quantitative Literacy
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