Microbio Exam Unit 3: Epidemiology and Environmental Microbiology
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epidemiology and goals
study of origin and spread of disease, main goals are to prevent or contain disease outbreaks
prevalence vs incidence of disease
prevalence- number of individuals with an illness
incidence- number of new cases
sporadic diseases
seen occasionally, without geographic concentration
endemic diseases
constant at a low level in a particular geographic region
epidemic diseases
larger than expected number of cases occur in short time
pandemic diseases
worldwide epidemic
types of reservoirs and modes of transmission
reservoir- pathogens in living organisms or nonliving sites
modes of transmission- direct contact, indirect contact, vehicle and vector transmission
role of microbes in aquatic food web
microbes form base of food web, producing oxygen
how do pharmaceuticals and personal care products enter our environment? What is the ecological impact of PPCPs on our gut microbiome and overall health?
enter environment through wastewater
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