General Flashcards
Lectures: L1.1 - Introduction to Population Dynamics
Which field is concerned with knowledge on the spread of disease on a population level?
Diagnostic epidemiology
What does diagnostic epidemiology concern itself with?
Knowledge on the spread of disease on a population level
How does diagnostic epidemiology gather knowledge on how pandemics are spreading within a population? What is the gold standard for this?
Testing; gold standard is often PCR
Which field is concerned with knowledge on how many people are diseased, the duration of disease/infectivity and who are at risk of morbidity/mortality?
Epidemiology
What does epidemiology concern itself with? (3)
- The amount of people infected/diseased (prevalence/incidence)
- The duration of infection/infectivity
- Who are at risk of morbidity/mortality (risk group identification)
Which field is concerned with knowledge on the effect of countermeasures & containment strategies?
Mathematical modelling
What does mathematical modelling of infectious disease concern itself with?
The effect of countermeasures & containment strategies
Which field is concerned with knowledge on new variants & variants of concern?
Phylogeny
What does phylogeny concern itself with (in a pandemic setting)?
Gathering knowledge on the emergence of new variants & variants of concern
Which field is concerned with knowledge on the (effect of) treatment of infectious diseases?
Therapeutic epidemiology
What does therapeutic epidemiology concern itself with?
Knowledge on the (effect of) treatment of infectious diseases
Which field concerns itself with the development of drugs & vaccines to prevent infection and/or severe disease?
Immunology
What does immunology concern itself with when it comes to infectious diseases?
Development of drugs & vaccines that prevent infection and/or severe disease
