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(Jackson State University, MS)
  • Formatas: Paperback / softback, 400 pages, aukštis x plotis x storis: 234x188x25 mm, weight: 522 g
  • Išleidimo metai: 24-Apr-2023
  • Leidėjas: For Dummies
  • ISBN-10: 139417070X
  • ISBN-13: 9781394170708
Kitos knygos pagal šią temą:
  • Formatas: Paperback / softback, 400 pages, aukštis x plotis x storis: 234x188x25 mm, weight: 522 g
  • Išleidimo metai: 24-Apr-2023
  • Leidėjas: For Dummies
  • ISBN-10: 139417070X
  • ISBN-13: 9781394170708
Kitos knygos pagal šią temą:
"Become a disease detective with this easy-to-understand resource. It's a must-have for students in all public-health-related fields, and for curious learners, too. This Dummies guide will help you conquer even the trickiest epidemiological concepts. In this introduction to the fascinating, complex science, you'll learn--in terms anyone can understand--all the basic principles of epidemiology, plus how those concepts translate to public health outcomes and policy decisions"--

Become a disease detective with this easy-to-understand resource

Epidemiology For Dummies is packed with key concepts, practical applications, and real-life examples in the study of disease transmission and control. It's a must-have for students in all public-health-related fields, and for curious learners, too. This Dummies guide will help you conquer even the trickiest epidemiological concepts. In this introduction to the fascinating, complex science, you’ll learn—in terms anyone can understand—all the basic principles of epidemiology, plus how those concepts translate to public health outcomes and policy decisions.

  • Learn the basic principles and concepts of epidemiology
  • Discover real-world examples and public health threats
  • Understand the complex social factors that influence health
  • Embark on a public health career or just pass your epidemiology course

Anyone who wants or needs to understand the fundamentals of epidemiology and the science behind public health will love Epidemiology For Dummies.

Introduction 1(4)
About This Book
1(1)
Foolish Assumptions
2(1)
Icons Used in This Book
3(1)
Beyond This Book
3(1)
Where to Go from Here
4(1)
PART 1 GETTING STARTED WITH EPIDEMIOLOGY
5(98)
Chapter 1 Entering the World of Epidemiology
7(8)
Introducing Epidemiology
8(1)
Recognizing How Numbers Can Help Study Disease
8(1)
Grappling with the epidemiologic triangle
8(1)
Classifying epidemiology
9(1)
Understanding epidemiologic transition
9(1)
Connecting demography and disease
10(1)
Figuring out rates and risks
10(1)
Focusing on Prevention Rather Than a Cure
11(1)
Identifying prevention levels
11(1)
Using vaccines
11(1)
Surveilling disease
11(1)
Studying an outbreak
12(1)
Relying on screening
12(1)
Delving into Study Finding
13(1)
Figuring Out What You Know about Epidemiology: Some Q&As
13(2)
Chapter 2 Epidemiology 101 --- Understanding the Basics
15(26)
Defining Epidemiology --- What to Expect from Your Coursework and Beyond
17(1)
Describing distribution
18(1)
Determining determinants
19(1)
Avoiding errors when conducting an epidemiological study
19(1)
Realizing Why Epidemiology Is Important
20(1)
Identifying and measuring health status
20(1)
Focusing on disease prevention
20(1)
Searching for causes
21(1)
Controlling epidemics
21(1)
Understanding How Epidemiology Tools Are Applied
22(1)
Using epidemiologic methods to identify risks
23(1)
Measuring morbidity and mortality
23(1)
Describing the impact of an intervention
23(1)
Preventing diseases before they hit
24(1)
Investigating epidemics of unknown cause
25(1)
Evaluating public health programs
26(1)
Contrasting the Roles of a Physician and Epidemiologist
27(1)
Eyeing the differences
28(1)
Helping people
28(1)
Describing diseases differently
29(1)
Grasping the difference between acute and chronic disease
29(1)
Seeking Medications
30(1)
Eyeing over-the-counter (OTC) and prescription medication
30(2)
Examining the role of traditional healers
32(2)
Considering How a Disease Is Transmitted
34(1)
Defining key infection terms
34(1)
Spreading infection of an outbreak from person to person
35(1)
Getting infection of an outbreak from a common source
36(1)
Relating infections with cancers
36(1)
Searching for Sources of Epidemiologic Data
37(1)
From the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
37(1)
From the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS)
38(1)
From the World Health Organization (WHO)
38(1)
From census data
38(1)
From the Vital Statistics System
39(2)
Chapter 3 Exploring the Development of Epidemiological Thinking
41(18)
Meeting Hippocrates --- the First Epidemiologist
42(1)
Observing "airs, waters, and places"
42(1)
Relating diseases to polluted water
42(1)
Tackling the Miasma Theory
43(1)
Believing in bad air
43(1)
Getting benefits from a misconception
43(1)
Examining Contributions to Medicine and Public Health - Thomas Sydenham
44(1)
Using Concepts of Environmental Epidemiology --- Noah Webster
44(1)
The Germ Theory --- Washing Hands Is Essential
45(1)
Hieronymous Fracastorius
46(1)
Edward Jenner
46(1)
Louis Pasteur
46(1)
Robert Koch
47(1)
Working on Workers' Diseases --- Bernardino Ramazzini
48(1)
The Birth of Vital Statistics: No Labor Pains Involved
48(1)
John Graunt
48(1)
William Farr
49(1)
Examining the Start of Epidemiology and Public Health in the United States
49(2)
Wade Hampton Frost
51(1)
Alice Hamilton
51(1)
William Sedgwick
51(1)
Lemuel Shattuck
52(1)
Stephen Smith
52(1)
Lillian Wald
52(1)
Benjamin Waterhouse
53(1)
Developing public health institutes
53(1)
Reforming Public Health in England
54(1)
Deteriorating health after the Industrial Revolution
55(1)
Moving toward sanitary reforms
55(1)
Looking At Modern Epidemiology
56(1)
Field epidemiology
57(1)
Molecular and genetic epidemiology
57(2)
Chapter 4 Eyeing the Milestones in Public Health
59(18)
Finding the Treatment of Scurvy---James Lind
59(1)
Enquiring into the diet
60(1)
Examining Lind's experiment
60(1)
Discovering Sources of Cholera in London's Golden Square --- John Snow
61(1)
Questioning the miasma theory
62(1)
Suspecting a hand pump
62(1)
Mapping cases and deaths
63(1)
Removing the handle
64(1)
Uncovering Causes of Pellagra --- Joseph Goldberger
65(1)
Suggesting pellagra not communicable
66(1)
Connecting pellagra with poverty and helping with diet
67(1)
Describing the 1918 Influenza Pandemic
68(1)
Gathering mortality data of the pandemic
68(2)
Controlling the pandemic
70(1)
Eradicating Smallpox
70(1)
Finding Smoking as a Cause of Lung Cancer
71(1)
Looking at early studies
72(1)
Recognizing what chemicals in cigarette cause cancers
73(1)
Feeling the Beat of the Framingham Heart Study
74(3)
Chapter 5 Recognizing Diseases and Controlling Them
77(26)
Identifying the Modes of Transmission
77(2)
Eyeing the Chain of Infection: Can You Break It?
79(1)
Classifying reservoirs
80(1)
Discovering what carriers are
80(2)
Recognizing a susceptible host
82(1)
Focusing on the portals of exit
82(1)
Examining the Natural History of Disease
83(1)
Describing the nature of infectious diseases
84(1)
Passing through the stages
84(3)
Listing Common Notifiable Diseases
87(1)
Controlling Waterborne Diseases
88(1)
Naming common waterborne diseases
88(2)
Taking steps in controlling waterborne diseases
90(1)
Tackling Problems of Airborne Infections
91(1)
Recognizing common airborne infections
91(1)
Controlling airborne infections
91(1)
Curving Vector-Borne Diseases
92(1)
Listing common vector-borne diseases
92(1)
Finding ways to combat vector-borne diseases
93(1)
Limiting Parasitic Infections
93(1)
Identifying common parasitic infections
94(1)
Taking steps to control parasitic infections
94(1)
Controlling Sexually Transmitted Infections
95(1)
Listing common STIs
95(2)
Carrying out control measures for STIs
97(1)
Dealing With Emerging Infectious Diseases
98(1)
Finding common emerging infections
98(2)
Controlling emerging infections
100(1)
Identifying Diseases Caused by Heavy Metals
101(2)
PART 2 UNDERSTANDING DISEASE CAUSATION
103(84)
Chapter 6 Tackling the Epidemiologic Triangle
105(12)
Scrutinizing an Acute Disease Model
106(1)
Examining agent factors
107(1)
Considering host factors
108(1)
Looking at environment factors
108(1)
Inspecting a Chronic Disease Model
108(2)
Understanding How Climate Change Can Affect Health
110(1)
Linking climate change with infectious diseases
110(1)
Finding vector-borne diseases related to climate change
111(6)
Chapter 7 Inspecting Descriptive Epidemiology: Person, Place, and Time
117(18)
Knowing Person Factors
118(1)
Age --- More than just a number
119(1)
Gender --- Battle of the sexes
120(2)
Race/ethnicity --- Inequalities exist
122(1)
Occupation --- A person's job matters
123(1)
Income --- Money makes the world go `round
124(1)
Education --- Knowledge is power
125(1)
Focusing on Place Factors
125(1)
Spot mapping
126(1)
Using GIS
127(2)
Checking Time Factors
129(1)
Defining endemic diseases
129(1)
Finding sporadic diseases
129(1)
Discovering epidemics
129(2)
Considering pandemics
131(1)
Looking at epizootic diseases
132(1)
Changing patterns by seasonality
132(1)
Differentiating between outbreak and cluster
133(2)
Chapter 8 Viewing Disease Patterns
135(14)
Defining the Epidemiologic Transition
135(1)
Seeing how leading causes of death have changed
136(1)
Considering causes of death in the world
137(1)
Transitioning stages in some developing countries
138(1)
Grasping Why Epidemiologic Transition Happens
139(2)
Studying Some Chronic Health Conditions
141(1)
Hypertension
141(2)
Cholesterol and cardiovascular diseases
143(2)
Diabetes
145(1)
Obesity
146(1)
Understanding How Epidemiologic Transition Affects Healthcare
147(1)
Increasing healthcare cost
147(1)
Compromising quality of life
148(1)
Chapter 9 Linking Demography and Disease
149(14)
Defining Demography --- Why Ifs Important
149(2)
Using Demographic Data to Identify Population at Risk
151(1)
Using census data
152(1)
Focusing on population density
152(2)
Finding demographic data
154(1)
Tackling Population Pyramids: Not the Ones in Egypt
155(1)
Shaping population pyramids
156(1)
Calculating the dependency ratio
156(2)
Projecting Population -- Simple Math
158(1)
Calculating population
158(1)
Working out some exercises
159(2)
Projecting more populations
161(2)
Chapter 10 Digging into Math: Calculating Rates and Risks
163(24)
Addressing Some Basics When Calculating Descriptive Epidemiology
163(1)
Recognizing the key elements of a formula
164(1)
Focusing on rate, ratio, and proportion
164(1)
Calculating Crude Morbidity and Crude Mortality Rates
165(1)
Focusing on the terms and formulas
166(1)
Doing the math
166(2)
Figuring Out Commonly Used Rates
168(1)
Infant mortality rate (IMR)
168(1)
Maternal mortality rate (MMR)
169(2)
Neonatal mortality rate (NNMR)
171(1)
Post-neonatal mortality rate (PNNMR)
172(1)
Perinatal mortality rate
173(1)
Cause-specific mortality rate
174(3)
Gender-specific rates
177(2)
Age-specific rates
179(1)
Proportionate mortality rate
179(2)
Case fatality rate
181(1)
Measuring Incidence and Prevalence
182(1)
Standardizing Rates
183(1)
Using the direct method
183(3)
Utilizing the indirect method
186(1)
PART 3 PREVENTION IS BETTER THAN A CURE
187(78)
Chapter 11 Focusing on the Levels of Prevention
189(10)
Identifying Primary Prevention
189(1)
Combating diseases by vaccines
189(2)
Giving health education
191(1)
Taking prenatal care
191(2)
Assuring proper nutrition
193(2)
Providing safe water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH)
195(1)
Recognizing Secondary Prevention
196(1)
Examining Tertiary Prevention
197(1)
Limiting any disability
197(1)
Providing rehabilitation
198(1)
Chapter 12 Preventing Disease with Vaccine
199(24)
Getting the Lowdown on Immunity
200(1)
Understanding the body's immune system
200(2)
Comparing natural and acquired immunity
202(1)
Comparing active and passive immunity
202(3)
Planning Shots for Children, from Birth through Adolescence
205(4)
Looking Closer at Cancer-Preventing Vaccines
209(1)
Identifying cancer-causing viruses
209(4)
Cancer-causing bacteria
213(1)
Cancer-causing parasites
214(1)
Identifying Common Vaccine-Preventable Diseases
214(1)
Measles
214(1)
Mumps
215(1)
Rubella
215(1)
Diphtheria
215(1)
Whooping cough
216(1)
Tetanus
216(1)
Polio
216(1)
Rotavirus
217(1)
Covid-19
217(1)
Chickenpox
218(1)
Shingles
218(1)
Hib
218(1)
Preventing Disease for World Travelers
219(1)
Vaccinating for cholera
219(1)
Protecting from malaria
220(1)
Avoiding hepatitis
221(1)
Knowing about the yellow fever vaccine
222(1)
Chapter 13 Recognizing Methods of Disease Surveillance
223(8)
Differentiating between Survey, Surveillance, and Monitoring
224(1)
Survey --- Making a single observation
224(1)
Surveillance --- Tracking continuously
225(1)
Monitoring --- Periodically checking
226(1)
Defining the Types of Surveillance
227(1)
Active surveillance
227(1)
Passive surveillance
228(1)
Sentinel surveillance
228(1)
Conducting Surveillance: The How-to
229(2)
Chapter 14 Investigating an Outbreak
231(16)
Conducting an Epidemic Investigation
232(1)
Classifying epidemics
232(1)
Understanding the threshold level of an outbreak
233(1)
Planning for field investigation
234(1)
Digging Out Cases by Surveillance, Step-by-Step
235(1)
Establishing the existence of an outbreak
235(1)
Verifying the diagnosis with data
236(1)
Identifying new and ongoing cases
237(1)
Intensifying the existing surveillance system
237(1)
Performing descriptive epidemiology
238(1)
Using analytical statistics to calculate the attack rates
238(2)
Developing a hypothesis
240(1)
Evaluating the hypothesis
241(1)
Implementing control measures
241(1)
Reporting the findings
241(1)
Using Makeshift Hospitals
242(2)
Walking through an Outbreak Investigation
244(3)
Chapter 15 Identifying Disease by Screening
247(18)
Defining Screening
247(1)
Identifying the detectable preclinical phase (DPCP)
248(1)
Understanding lead time
249(1)
Naming Ingredients of a Good Screening Test
249(1)
Focusing on disease characteristics
250(1)
Noting effective test characteristics
250(1)
Explaining validity and reliability
251(1)
Looking Closer at Some Common Screening Programs
252(1)
Mammogram
252(1)
Breast self-exam
253(1)
Pap smear
253(1)
Colonoscopy
254(1)
Prostate-specific antigen (PSA)
254(1)
Tuberculin test
254(1)
Fecal occult blood test
255(1)
Screening newborn babies
255(1)
Evaluating Screening Tests
256(1)
Being familiar with key terms
256(1)
Comprehending sensitivity
257(1)
Looking at specificity
258(3)
Explaining multiphasic screening
261(1)
Differentiating between mass screening and selective screening
261(1)
Selecting a cutoff point
262(3)
PART 4 EXAMINING A STUDY FINDING
265(78)
Chapter 16 Figuring Out Whether an Association Is Causal
267(20)
Establishing Causality
268(1)
Examining an association that may not be causal
268(1)
Identifying confounders that affect a causal link
269(1)
Seeing examples of a causal effect
270(2)
Exploring a multifactorial model
272(3)
Understanding Hill's Criteria for Causality
275(1)
Examining strength of association
275(3)
Considering dose-response
278(2)
Grasping temporality
280(1)
Focusing on specificity
280(1)
Striving for consistency
281(1)
Explaining biological plausibility
282(1)
Contemplating coherence
283(1)
Conducting more experimentation
283(1)
Finding analogies
284(1)
Making Rothman's Causal Pie
284(1)
Knowing what a sufficient cause means
285(1)
Understanding a necessary cause
285(1)
Defining component causes
285(1)
Getting into contributory cause
286(1)
Chapter 17 Investigating the Types of Epidemiologic Studies
287(26)
Looking At the Anatomy of Epidemiologic Studies
288(1)
Observing observational studies
289(1)
Experimenting experimental studies
290(1)
Using the hierarchy of study design
290(1)
Differentiating between retrospective and prospective studies
291(1)
Conducting a Cross-Sectional Study
292(1)
Identifying the pros and cons
293(1)
Formulating a cross-sectional study
293(2)
Plotting a Case-Control Study
295(1)
Selecting a suitable control
295(4)
Counting the pros and cons
299(1)
Putting together a case-control study
300(2)
Measuring association
302(1)
Nesting a nested case-control study
302(3)
Leading a Cohort Study
305(1)
Identifying the three types of cohorts
305(1)
Recognizing the pros and cons
306(1)
Devising a prospective cohort study
306(2)
Figuring Out an Ecological Study
308(1)
Knowing what ecological fallacy is
309(1)
Focusing on the pros and cons
309(1)
Looking at examples of ecological studies
309(1)
Developing a Questionnaire
310(1)
Creating an efficient questionnaire
311(1)
Using closed and open-ended questions
311(1)
Knowing what else to include
312(1)
Chapter 18 Encountering Bias and Confounding
313(16)
Defining Bias
314(1)
Clarifying What Confounding Means
314(1)
Reviewing Bias-Affecting Research Findings
315(1)
Examining and avoiding selection bias
315(3)
Eyeing and avoiding information bias
318(2)
Recognizing and avoiding instrument bias
320(1)
Understanding response bias
321(2)
Noticing and avoiding lead time bias
323(1)
Identifying and avoiding publication bias
323(1)
Steering Clear of Bias in the Initial Stages of Research
324(1)
Designing the study
324(1)
Blinding
325(1)
Controlling for Confounders
326(1)
Addressing during the design phase
326(1)
Focusing on confounders during analysis
327(2)
Chapter 19 Focusing On Ethics in Health Research
329(14)
Comprehending the Evolution of Ethical Norms in Research
329(1)
Looking into cases of scientific misconduct
330(1)
Examining some unethical practices in the past
331(3)
Responding to unethical studies
334(2)
Grasping the Importance of a Code of Ethics
336(1)
Respecting persons
336(1)
Ensuring beneficence
337(1)
Providing justice
337(1)
Using Informed Consent
337(1)
Including this essential information
338(1)
Using an expedited review
339(1)
Waiving the informed consent
339(4)
PART 5 THE PART OF TENS
343(14)
Chapter 20 Ten Careers with a Degree in Epidemiology
345(6)
Epidemiologist
345(2)
Environmental Epidemiologist
347(1)
Surveillance Data Analyst and Epidemiologist
347(1)
Infection Control Officer
348(1)
Research Scientist
348(1)
Research Associate
349(1)
Data Analyst
349(1)
Program Manager
349(1)
Chief Medical/Quality Officer
350(1)
Data and Research Coordinator
350(1)
Chapter 21 Ten Tips for Acing Your Epidemiology Classes
351(6)
Ask and Answer Questions in Class
352(1)
Practice, Practice, and Practice
352(1)
Take Good Class Notes
352(1)
Get Information Online
353(1)
Apply the Knowledge
353(1)
Make a Cheat Sheet
354(1)
Use a Scientific Calculator
354(1)
Memorize Some Definitions and Steps
354(1)
Get Involved in Research
355(1)
Participate in Group Work
355(2)
Glossary 357(6)
Index 363
Amal K. Mitra, MD, DrPH, is an internationally recognized scientist and public health leader with more than 25 years of experience in higher education and health research. He is a Professor of Epidemiology and Biostatistics at Jackson State University in Mississippi.