Epidemiology of Disease

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Conclusions Diseases normally do not occur randomly, but are influenced by certain risk factors Clinical disease is merely the “tip of the iceberg” (Don’t forget about subclinical infections) Disease spread among groups of animals represents a dynamic process Struggle between pathogen and host Battlefield is environment Knowledge of pathogen-host-environment dynamics can help tremendously Help devise differentials in case of outbreak investigation Aids in disease prevention Crucial to developing sound herd health programs
Thanks For Your Attention! Michael Overton, DVM, MPVM (706) 542-0177 moverton@uga.edu
Page 1 and 2: May 1, 2007 POPH 5160: Infectious D
Page 3 and 4: Overview of this Session… Descri
Page 5 and 6: Epidemiology The study of the caus
Page 7 and 8: What’s the Relevance to a Veterin
Page 9 and 10: So…if We Can Manage Risk, We Can
Page 11 and 12: Infectious Disease Transmission A c
Page 13: Dynamics of Intramammary Infections
Page 16 and 17: Temporal Patterns of Disease Patte
Page 18 and 19: Temporal patterns of disease Epide
Page 20 and 21: Common Source Epidemic Curve 15 12
Page 22 and 23: Propagated Epidemic Curve 15 12 Num
Page 24 and 25: Factors Influencing Disease Transmi
Page 34 and 35: Epidemiological Triads and the “I
Page 36 and 37: Four Common but Serious Mistakes Du
Page 38 and 39: Four Common but Serious Mistakes Du
Page 40 and 41: Hazards Analysis and Critical Contr

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