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Swag · Post by **Swag** » Wed Feb 29, 2012 3:41 pm

What are some of the common food-borne illnesses we should know about it??

AzureWotan · Post by **AzureWotan** » Thu Mar 01, 2012 9:43 am

Swag wrote:What are some of the common food-borne illnesses we should know about it??

http://www.cdc.gov/foodsafety/diseases/
This is the list of all the diseases that we are going to cover.
Hope it helps!

deezee · Post by **deezee** » Thu Mar 01, 2012 2:14 pm

Swag wrote:What are some of the common food-borne illnesses we should know about it??

Yeah the link above really helps. The funny thing is, the tests do have foodborne stuff, but sometimes things are thrown in that are completely weird. I think it's best to be well rounded.

Post by **prelude to death** » Thu Mar 01, 2012 6:12 pm

Just a random thought, but would acute rhinitis be considered endemic in our population? I thought it would be because of the fact that it's always present at some level in our population, but I wasn't sure.

EpicFailure · Post by **EpicFailure** » Sat Mar 03, 2012 8:14 pm

prelude to death wrote:Just a random thought, but would acute rhinitis be considered endemic in our population? I thought it would be because of the fact that it's always present at some level in our population, but I wasn't sure.

I don't actually think it would be an endemic. It's kind of strange thinking that having a stuffy/runny nose is part of an ongoing endemic. I think it would have to be independent of seasonal fluctuations to be considered a disease that is always present in a population.

Infinity Flat · Post by **Infinity Flat** » Sat Mar 03, 2012 8:29 pm

EpicFailure wrote:
prelude to death wrote:Just a random thought, but would acute rhinitis be considered endemic in our population? I thought it would be because of the fact that it's always present at some level in our population, but I wasn't sure.
I don't actually think it would be an endemic. It's kind of strange thinking that having a stuffy/runny nose is part of an ongoing endemic. I think it would have to be independent of seasonal fluctuations to be considered a disease that is always present in a population.

I wouldn't necessarily agree with your last sentence. Malaria in sub-Saharan Africa is certainly dependent on seasonal fluctuations, but it's definitely endemic there.

Post by **GoNerdHerd** » Fri Mar 09, 2012 3:13 pm

This event at my upcoming regionals is going to be a lab or stations, does anyone with past experience have any ideas on how an lab or station-based Disease Detectives would differ from a exam-based one?

Infinity Flat · Post by **Infinity Flat** » Fri Mar 09, 2012 8:13 pm

GoNerdHerd wrote:This event at my upcoming regionals is going to be a lab or stations, does anyone with past experience have any ideas on how an lab or station-based Disease Detectives would differ from a exam-based one?

Chances are, the individual portions of the test such as calculating relative risk, definitions, and disease identification / matching will be done at each station, instead of in a full test. I wouldn't expect long scenarios or the like.

havenguy · Post by **havenguy** » Sat Mar 10, 2012 5:36 am

Also interpreting/identifying EPI curves, line listings, etc.

EpicFailure · Post by **EpicFailure** » Sat Mar 10, 2012 6:34 pm

At our Invitational, one of the questions was: which foodborne illness is most associated with raw milk? We said Campylobacter but that was incorrect.
Also, what kinds of formulas do we need to know? I have relative risk, odds ratio, attack rate, mortality/fatality rate. Anything else?

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