Question

Time to put on your epidemiology hat! Investigate and describe one disease outbreak (epidemic, endemic, sporadic, pandemic, etc.) in the last 200 years. Explain why the outbreak was classified as such. As an epidemiologist, how would you prevent this type of outbreak in the future?

Answer 1

Corona virus a family of viruses that causes the illness such as fever ,cold,severe acute respiratory syndrome

The virus was identified as severe acute respiratory syndrome corona virus 2

The disease caused by it. Is covid 19  

CAUSES -

Covid 19 is caused by sars cov 2

It spreads from person to person by air droplets released from talk,sneeze,cough

It also spread by touch the contaminated surface and then touching mouth nose

RISK FACTORS-

Close contact with person having covid19

Being coughed or sneezed by covid19 patient

SYMPTOMS-

Common signs and symptoms are -

Fever , cough, tiredness

Other symptoms include

Shortness of breath

Muscle aches

Chills

Sore throat

Runny nose

Head ache

Chest pain

People with serious health problems may have higher risk such

Heart problems

Cancer

Diabetes type2

Chronic kidney disease

Sickle cell disease

Asthma

Liver disease

COMPLICATIONS -

Pneumoniae

Organ failure

Acute kidney injury

It was classified as pandemic -

PANDEMIC - outbreak of a disease to entire country or world

Intially was limited to Wuhan later spread to entire country and then to total world

PREVENTION -

Initially it can be prevented by mass gathering ,

Restricting the transportation

Washing hands

Covering with mask

Avoiding touching eyes noses