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Definition:
ensemble of events (biological, environmental, socio economic! "#ic# contrib$te to t#e a%%earance an& s%rea&ing of &isease (#ealt# %roblem! in a %o%$lation
EPIDEMIOLOGICAL PROCESS
E%i&emiological %rocess ' bio social com%le(:
biological element ) &isease (infectio$s %rocess, comm$nicable &isease, noninfectio$s &isease*noncomm$nicable &isease, #ealt# &isor&er! social element %o%$lation at ris+
EPIDEMIOLOGICAL PROCESS
Infectio$s %rocess ) local an& general conse,$ences of micro macroorganism interaction Infectio$s &isease ) &isease ca$se& b- t#e %at#ogen agent, a %at#ogenic microorganism or to(ins, transmitte& from a %erson or an animal, to ot#er s$sce%tible %erson
EPIDEMIOLOGICAL PROCESS
Infectio$s &isease occ$rs if:
EPIDEMIOLOGICAL PROCESS
Infection:
so$rce of %at#ogenic agents (#$man, animal! area (con&itions for transmission! %o%$lation (s$sce%tibilit-! e(tra#$man so$rse, %at#ogenic agent, vector insect
EPIDEMIOLOGICAL PROCESS
Str$ct$re:
EPIDEMIOLOGICAL PROCESS
so$rce of %at#ogenic agents or ris+ factors ro$te*"a- of transmision s$sce%tible*rece%tive %o%$lation nat$ral factors (geogra%#ical, cosmic, climatological ) climate, "eat#er con&itions! social an& economic factors (living, "or+ing con&itions!
EPIDEMIOLOGICAL PROCESS
Ca$se (et#iolog-!:
/oninfectio$s*noncomm$nicable (/ID*/CD!
EPIDEMIOLOGICAL PROCESS
So$rce:
EPIDEMIOLOGICAL PROCESS
0ransmission
ID*CD
"a- of transmission ro$te of transmission (air, "ater, soil, #an&s,etc1! ro$te of transmission
/ID*/CD
e(ogene (air, "ater, soil, foo&, #an&s, etc1! en&ogene (met#abolic, #ormonal &isor&ers, etc1!
EPIDEMIOLOGICAL PROCESS
ID*CD
Rece%tive*s$sce%tible %o%$lation
/ID*/CD
2$lnerable*s$sce%tible %o%$lation
EPIDEMIOLOGICAL PROCESS
Am%lif-ing factors for e%i&emiological %rocess ID*CD an& /ID*/CD:
EPIDEMIOLOGICAL PROCESS
C#aracteristics (EP for ID*CD an& /ID*/CD!:
Screening Prevention
EPIDEMIOLOGICAL PROCESS
C#aracteristics (EP for ID*CD an& /ID*/CD!:
Screening Prevention