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Epidemiologic Triad
What is the underlying principle ...,
Describe the epidemiologic triad 2,
What are agent factors 3
5  cards
Disease Occurrence
Describe descriptive epidemiology 1,
Define ratio proportion and rate 2,
Define prevalence 3
6  cards
Natural History of Disease
Describe the pattern of disease p...,
Describe the chain of infection 2,
What are 5 ways to prevent transm...
12  cards
Detecting Disease in a Population
What are 3 considerations for dia...,
What are the general types of tes...,
Which tests directly assess for a...
15  cards
Measures of Disease
What is a p value 1,
What is a confidence interval 2,
Describe relative risk of disease...
7  cards
Outbreak Investigation
What are the 4 main objectives in...,
Describe primary versus secondary...,
Describe how to count cases and i...
3  cards
Study Design
Define descriptive studies 1,
Define analytical studies 2,
Define interventional experimenta...
10  cards
Populations
Define population 1,
Define community 2,
Define ecosystem 3
6  cards
Animal Welfare
Give the avma definition of welfa...,
Describe the 3 circles of assessi...,
Describe the 5 domains of animal ...
5  cards
Diagnostic Testing
What is test sensitivity 1,
What is test specificity 2,
How do you choose between a test ...
11  cards
Reliability, Validity, and Bias in Epidemiological Studies
Compare precision versus accuracy 1,
What types of errors can impact s...,
Describe types of validity 3
7  cards
Causal Association
Define cause 1,
Can we every prove causation 2,
How to we establish a causal rela...
8  cards
Animal Disease Traceability
Define animal disease traceability 1,
Why is animal disease traceabilit...,
Describe traceability for livesto...
15  cards
Biosecurity
Define biosecurity and infection ...,
Define healthcare associated infe...,
What is the preventable fraction 3
15  cards
Wildlife Management and Movement Regulations
What are the 2 categories of wild...,
Describe movement of free ranging...,
Describe movement of captive wild...
3  cards
Herd Health and Economics
What are the goals of herd health 1,
Describe the main aspects of farm...,
What are the 3 m s of health 3
6  cards
Vaccination Problems
Define herd immunity 1,
How do you achieve herd immunity ...,
Describe determinants of disease ...
5  cards
Antimicrobial Stewardship and Antimicrobial Resistance Mechanisms
Describe the role of veterinarian...,
When is antimicrobial use indicat...,
What are the 5 rights of antimicr...
19  cards
Mass Depopulation
Describe depopulation 1,
When and why is depopulation cons...,
Describe depopulation scenarios b...
13  cards

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