Introduction to Disease (1) Flashcards
What is a reportable condition?
Every case must be reported at a state level
What is a notifiable condition?
Data must be forwarded to the CDC
What are two published sources for the processed data?
Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Reports (MMWR)
Annual Reports
Incidence of common cold in the US?
25,000/ 100,000
Incidence of gonorrhea in the US?
100/100,000
Incidence of influenza in the US?
25/ 100,000
Incidence of AIDS in the US?
13/ 100,000
Incidence of Pneumonia in the US?
10/ 100,000
Incidence of the measles in the US?
0-1/ 100,000
When did the SARS outbreak happen and where?
2003…started in China and spread in Hong Kong to Taiwan and Canada
What is the source of SARS?
Civet coronavirus that mutated and adapted to humans
How many infections of SARS were there and how many people died?
8,000 infected
800 died
10% mortality rate
When was the swine flu epidemic and where did it start?
2009 in Mexico
What is the source of swine flu (H1N1)?
Riple recombination between human and animal influenza
How many people died of swine flu worldwide?
250,000
0.1% mortality rate
