Re: Disease Detectives B/C
Posted: April 18th, 2015, 9:00 pm
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What is an example of a chronic disease? Random, I know.sciolyboy123 wrote:Yeah, that right.
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What is an example of a chronic disease? Random, I know.sciolyboy123 wrote:Yeah, that right.
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I believe Cystic fibrosis is one.
I think that's a genetic disease. I was thinking more like latent TB. Your turn!sciolyboy123 wrote:I believe Cystic fibrosis is one.
sciolyboy123 wrote:The first public health investigation occcured in London with the Broad Street Outbreak.
1. Who investigated and solved the outbreak?
2. What was the cause of the Broad Street Outbreak?
3. What action did the investigator do to stop the Broad Street Outbreak (looking for specifics)
John Snow, Cholera (cesspools overflowing, London decides to dump waste into the rivers), Ummmm... Let me get my paper with ink out. Yeah, I don't know.
What is a forest plot and what does the odds ratio tell you?sciolyboy123 wrote:YUP!!! Go ahead and ask the next question.
graphical display that illustrates the strength of effects of treatment in many quantitative scientific studies addressing the same question and the odds ratio tells you the chance of contracting disease or illness based on your exposure status
Odds ratio is the measure of exposure between an exposure and the disease of interest, but the forest plot is correct. Your turn!sciolyboy123 wrote:graphical display that illustrates the strength of effects of treatment in many quantitative scientific studies addressing the same question and the odds ratio tells you the chance of contracting disease or illness based on your exposure status