Week 12- Epidemic simulation/MMWR

What are some ways in which infectious diseases can be transmitted

Direct: direct contact or droplet spread

Indirect: airborne, vehicle borne, vector borne (mechanical or biological)

What is a fomite

Inanimate objects that may transfer a pathogen

What is a vector

A living object that may transfer a pathogen (like a mosquito, flea, tick)

How was our infection transmitted during the epidemic simulation

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What is prevalence

The number of people who are sick at any given time. Prevalence is also known as the burden of disease

What is incidence rate

The number of new cases being reported in a time period. This is divided by the population at risk at a given time point

What is index case

The first identified case of a particular outbreak. The first person to start spreading the infection, the beginning of the epidemic/pandemic

What is the incidence rate equation

Incidence rate = #of New Cases in a time period *10n/Size of population at a specific time

What is the prevalence equation

Prevalence rate = #of existing cases in a time period *10n/Size of population at a specific time

How do we interpret non-Serratia growth on the plates (if there is growth that is not evidence of the epidemic)

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What are MMWR reports

Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report

Who produces MMWR reports

Centers of Disease Control and Prevention

What is the purpose of MMWR reports

It’s an epidemiological tracking system for infectious diseases

Did your disease have a spike in the incidence during any period

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What is the importance of the K-value when we calculated incidence and prevalence

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Do all diseases have seasonal spikes in their incidence

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