Epidemiological Traid
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Epidemiology is the study of disease any disease, as a mass phenomenon (greenwood 1934) Epidemiology is the study of the distribution and determinants of disease prevalence in man. (macmohan 1960)
AGENT FACTOR
• • • • • Biological Agents Nutrient Agents Physical Agent Chemical Agent Mechanical Agent
HOST FACTORS
• • • • • • Age & Sex Hereditary Nutrition Occupation Custom and Habits Human Behavior
ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS
• Physical Environment • Biological Environment • Social Environment
EPIDEMIOLOGY AND NURSING
• Participate in early diagnosis and treatment • Notification of certain specific diseases • Trace the contacts, keep them under surveillance • Identify source of infection, method of spread of infection • Heath education of people in general
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Epidemiology is the study of disease any disease, as a mass phenomenon (greenwood 1934) Epidemiology is the study of the distribution and determinants of disease prevalence in man. (macmohan 1960)
AGENT FACTOR
• • • • • Biological Agents Nutrient Agents Physical Agent Chemical Agent Mechanical Agent
HOST FACTORS
• • • • • • Age & Sex Hereditary Nutrition Occupation Custom and Habits Human Behavior
ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS
• Physical Environment • Biological Environment • Social Environment
EPIDEMIOLOGY AND NURSING
• Participate in early diagnosis and treatment • Notification of certain specific diseases • Trace the contacts, keep them under surveillance • Identify source of infection, method of spread of infection • Heath education of people in general
THANK YOU
