PH 30007 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Peanut Butter, Leishmaniasis, Salmonellosis

• School: Kent State University
• Department: Public Health
• Course: PH 30007
• Professor: Frank K.Henry- Ala

Document Summary

Steps in investigating an outbreak: verification of diagnosis, confirmation of the existence of an outbreak, identification of cases and their characteristics, study of the ecological factors, further investigation of population at risk. Investigation of an outbreak (epidemic: data analysis, formulation of hypothesis, recommendation for prevention/control. A massachusetts college closes down after over 100 students fall ill with norovirus infections march 2009. Outbreak of salmonellosis in usa peanut butter is the source of infection 2008. Investigating an outbreak is an important duty of medical. They have to follow a systematic and scientific approach to find the cause of the outbreak and control the outbreak and prevent morbidity and mortality. The occurrence( ) of disease/or any health-related event( ) in a community in excess( ) of expected( ) level is called an outbreak/epidemic. It depends on the disease and the community. If it is a serious disease with high mortality even a small increase will be considered as an outbreak.