Epidemiological Investigation. HEPATITIS A

Choose an epidemic recently been reported in the news. I choose HEPATITIS A Area to be Evaluated Points 1. Establish existence of an epidemic outbreak & confirm the diagnosis-(Please see the CDC website. Citations required) 15 points 2.Establish criteria for case identification (case definition)- 15 points 3.Determine disease frequency. Include where you might find missing cases -5 points 4.Orient the data according to person, place, and time- 20 points 5.Classify the type of epidemic - 10 points 6.Determine who is at risk. Analyze the data (relative risk/rate ratio)- 15 points 7.Formulate hypotheses. How would you test your hypothesis? -10 points 8.Develop reports based on your data.    

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