Below are three scenarios that an epidemiologist might encounter (in theory).
Post #1: due Wednesday by 11:00 PM (150-200 words)
Choose one scenario and describe how you might determine the cause and/or risk factors and what an intervention might look like.
Organic Chemistry is making everyone sick!
Scenario:
- Starting Week 3 of the quarter, students taking OrgChem start coming to Student Health complaining of headaches, fatigue, and painful and itchy rashes.
- By Week 5, 25 students have complained about this.
- How do you determine the cause and/or risk factors?
Liver Cancer in the OC
Scenario:
- Orange County health officials report that liver cancer has increased 3% every year for the last five years in the county.
- It’s same rate across ethnicity and race, but men are slightly more likely to get it.
- How do you determine the cause and/or risk factors?
Why are rich people getting the flu?
Scenario:
- The coastal cities and town in the OC are seeing a dramatic increase in what seems like the flu, but there is no influenza virus present.
- It seems that most of the sick have homes very near the beach.
- How do you determine the cause and/or risk factors?
Requirements: 150-200
