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Concepts in Community and Public Health - Epidemiology and Communicable
Diseases
This is a benchmark assignment.
In a written paper of 1,200-1,500 words, apply the concepts of epidemiology and
nursing research to a communicable disease.
Communicable Disease Selection
Choose one communicable disease from the following list:
Chickenpox
Tuberculosis
Influenza
Mononucleosis
Hepatitis B
HIV
Epidemiology Paper Requirements
Include the following in your assignment:
Description of the communicable disease (causes, symptoms, mode of
transmission, complications, treatment) and the demographic of interest
(mortality, morbidity, incidence, and prevalence).
Describe the determinants of health and explain how those factors contribute to
the development of this disease.
Discuss the epidemiologic triangle as it relates to the communicable disease you
have selected. Include the host factors, agent factors (presence or absence), and
environmental factors. (The textbook describes each element of the
epidemiologic triangle).