Disease Surveillance Overview

These flashcards cover key concepts of disease surveillance outlined in the lecture, providing terms and definitions to aid in understanding and retention.

Disease surveillance is the ongoing systematic __________, analysis, and dissemination of data on diseases of public health importance.

collection

The final link in the surveillance chain is the application of these data to __________ and control.

prevention

Surveillance assists with establishing the __________ rate of disease and detecting changes in the rate of disease.

baseline

Disease surveillance is used to predict or detect disease __________ with a view to investigation and containment.

outbreaks

One purpose of disease surveillance is to identify __________ populations and areas requiring special attention.

high-risk

Active surveillance involves visiting health facilities and reviewing __________ records to identify suspected cases.

medical

A case definition is a standard set of __________ that is used to decide if a person has a particular disease.

criteria

The __________ of illness pyramid is a model for understanding disease reporting and illustrates steps that must occur for an episode of illness to be registered in surveillance.

burden

Sentinel surveillance is used when high-quality data are needed about a particular disease that cannot be obtained through a __________ system.

passive

The Integrated Disease Surveillance and Response (IDSR) strategy was adopted by WHO AFRO Member States in __________.

September 1998