Assignment Task:
Introduction
One of the most important tools of Infectious Disease Epidemiology is outbreak investigation. The following exercise will show you how epidemiological methods were applied to an outbreak of SARS in the fictitious city of Epiville.
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Faculty Highlight: Dr. Ian Lipkin
Dr. Ian Lipkin, head of the Center for Infection and Immunity, is a pre-eminent figure in the area of Emerging Infectious Diseases Epidemiology. In the fall of 1999, Dr. Lipkin and his team first identified West Nile Virus in New York State encephalitis victims. He is currently the head of the Jerome L. and Dawn Greene Infectious Disease Laboratory at the Mailman School of Public Health.
Dr. Lipkin is among the researchers from around the world who collaborated on the investigation of the SARS outbreak in the spring of 2003. Through a collaboration with other Columbia researchers, he recently received a $3 million NIH grant supporting the development of technology to both detect and discriminate among multiple infectious diseases- including the SARS -associated coronavirus
To begin, review the "A Novel Coronavirus Outbreak: A Teaching Case-Study" research study and the Coronavirus Case Study Data Tables.
Health Issue: analyze the health issue that is the focus of the research study. draw conclusions about the health issue by reviewing the research study, the coronavirus data tables, and research on the topic.
Describe the risk factors associated with the public health issue. Support the description with evidence from the research study and your independent research.
Describe the mode of transmission of the public health issue. Support the description with evidence from the research study and your independent research.
Determine the incidence and prevalence of the health issue using the data from the Coronavirus Case Study Data Tables resource to perform the appropriate calculations. Table 1 displays the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases by country that were reported daily between January 21, 2020, and February 1, 2020.
Calculate the incidence of COVID-19 in China on January 21, 2020. Assume the population of China at the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic was 1.4 billion, or 1,400,000,000.
Calculate the prevalence of COVID-19 worldwide during the entire period from January 21, 2020, to February 1, 2020. Assume that the global population at the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic was 7.821 billion, or 7,821,000,000.
Determine the mortality rate of the health issue using the data from the Coronavirus Case Study Data Tables resource to perform the appropriate calculations. Table 2 displays the total number of deaths from COVID-19 in all countries each day between January 21, 2020, and January 31, 2020. Want Assignment Help?
To calculate mortality, use the total number of deaths from Table 2 and the total number of confirmed cases from Table 1.
Interpret the odds ratios in the Coronavirus Case Study Data Tables resource to determine the strength of association between the baseline characteristics and the disease mortality. Use the odds ratios in Table 3 for your interpretation.