ANTC68H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Structural Violence, Gini Coefficient, Eric Wolf
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Quiz #1 lectures and readings up to and including may 19th sensitivity = how accurately a test identifies people who have the disease specificity = how accurately a test identifies people who do not have the disease. Define endemic: low level constant rate. Which 3 elements compromise the epidemiological triad: host, agent, environment. Name 3 causes of infectious disease: bacteria, viruses, mercetzia, fungi, meosoa. Name 2 challenges of epidemiological statistics: bias, disruption, capacity. Why are surveillance systems important for epidemiology: baselines, ongoing systems, monitoring. What is specificity: how accurately a test identifies people who do not have the disease. Define 2 measures of morbidity: incidence (new cases) and prevalence (all cases) What is the difference between a latent period and an incubation period: latent= from infection to infectuious, incubation= from infection to symptomatic. What value must the reproductive ratio (r0) be in order for an endemic to occur: >1.
