Nester's Microbiology: A Human Perspective
Nester's Microbiology: A Human Perspective
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ISBN: 9780073522593
Author: Denise G. Anderson Lecturer, Sarah Salm, Deborah Allen
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 19, Problem 7SA
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A representative epi curve (time versus the number of people ill) depicting a propagated and a common-source epidemic.

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Nester's Microbiology: A Human Perspective, Chapter 19, Problem 7SA , additional homework tip  1

Nester's Microbiology: A Human Perspective, Chapter 19, Problem 7SA , additional homework tip  2

On the occurrence of an outbreak, descriptive studies are conducted by the epidemiologists. In the descriptive study, data is collected that characterize the occurrence, focuses on “time, person and palace” of the outbreak of disease. This helps in listing the possible and potent risk factors which resulted in the spread of the disease.

The data collected from the descriptive studies are represented is in the form of a graph. This graph is called an “epi” curve (epi refers to the epidemic curve), this helps an individual to study the pattern of spreading the disease.

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