https://padlet.com/AliceLee/h39j06a5ewkj What is epidemiology to you? en-us 2017-12-02 19:00:52 UTC 2024-11-17 18:08:29 UTC hello@padlet.com AliceLee https://padlet.com/AliceLee/h39j06a5ewkj/wish/212536512 I chose this "magazine" cover because it presents several concepts we've covered in class this semester, such as confidence interval, p-value, and double-blinding. Also, I like how it presents an epidemiologist because we're pretty much disease detectives! (short description)]]> 2017-12-02 19:06:24 UTC https://padlet.com/AliceLee/h39j06a5ewkj/wish/212536512 https://padlet.com/AliceLee/h39j06a5ewkj/wish/213070992 Sara Javidinejad 
This photo reminded me of epidemiology very much. I chose it because recently I heard that there was an outbreak of Hepatitis-A in SD county, I researched it to understand the cause and prevalence at this point. According to LA times, 19 people have died and 500 cases have been confirmed. 

]]> 2017-12-04 20:36:49 UTC https://padlet.com/AliceLee/h39j06a5ewkj/wish/213070992 https://padlet.com/AliceLee/h39j06a5ewkj/wish/213072358 This reminds me of epidemiology because fleas from rats bite humans and this is one way disease is spread.]]> 2017-12-04 20:40:58 UTC https://padlet.com/AliceLee/h39j06a5ewkj/wish/213072358 https://padlet.com/AliceLee/h39j06a5ewkj/wish/213103090 This picture reminded me of when we were talking about reliability and validity of screening tests, and how false positives can be dangerous. It could lead to situations like this were people get freaked out, over react, or take extreme measures. ]]> 2017-12-04 22:37:52 UTC https://padlet.com/AliceLee/h39j06a5ewkj/wish/213103090 https://padlet.com/AliceLee/h39j06a5ewkj/wish/213130173 This reminds me of Epidemiology because many times the media can misrepresent research/ill inform the public about research done. This can result in the public misinterpreting or generate false conclusions. ]]> 2017-12-05 02:00:14 UTC https://padlet.com/AliceLee/h39j06a5ewkj/wish/213130173 https://padlet.com/AliceLee/h39j06a5ewkj/wish/213130371 This picture reminded me of epidemiology because it is promoting getting screened for breast cancer. It is a type of secondary prevention and it could possibly save lives if detected early. Also, we were just talking about mammograms today in class so it makes sense why this reminds me of epidemiology. ]]> 2017-12-05 02:02:27 UTC https://padlet.com/AliceLee/h39j06a5ewkj/wish/213130371 https://padlet.com/AliceLee/h39j06a5ewkj/wish/213144614 This picture made me think of epidemiology because it remained me of Ignaz Semmelweis’s hand hygiene intervention. Many disease and conditions are spread by not washing hands with soap and clean, running water. It’s very important to wash hands because it can help you avoid getting sick and spreading germs to others.  

]]> 2017-12-05 04:01:07 UTC https://padlet.com/AliceLee/h39j06a5ewkj/wish/213144614 https://padlet.com/AliceLee/h39j06a5ewkj/wish/213148425 This picture reminds me of Epidemiology because it is showing the different types of graphs that are used to keep tabs on different studies.  Also, it is showing that people play a huge part in figuring out studies because they are the volunteers of the study.]]> 2017-12-05 04:34:29 UTC https://padlet.com/AliceLee/h39j06a5ewkj/wish/213148425 https://padlet.com/AliceLee/h39j06a5ewkj/wish/213150106 This picture reminds me of our lecture on reliability of tests. We had the slide with the different targets, and how we can have screening tests with different outcomes, such as tests that may be valid but not reliable, or not valid but reliable. In this photo, the man is saying "at least we are consistently inconsistent", which relates to a test that is reliable, but not valid!  ]]> 2017-12-05 04:53:21 UTC https://padlet.com/AliceLee/h39j06a5ewkj/wish/213150106 https://padlet.com/AliceLee/h39j06a5ewkj/wish/213443180 This is a picture of the flu vaccine. It reminds me of epidemiology because it is a primary prevention measure. Getting this flu shot is reducing the risk of exposure to the flu for not only myself but also to those around me. I just got mine last week. ]]> 2017-12-05 18:31:07 UTC https://padlet.com/AliceLee/h39j06a5ewkj/wish/213443180 https://padlet.com/AliceLee/h39j06a5ewkj/wish/213551310 I chose this picture as a representation of epidemiology because it is through them, we can find the source of disease and how to stop it from spreading. This picture shows a staff from WHO going out to the field to ask the people in the specific location questions through surveys. ]]> 2017-12-06 01:08:28 UTC https://padlet.com/AliceLee/h39j06a5ewkj/wish/213551310 https://padlet.com/AliceLee/h39j06a5ewkj/wish/213558154 I chose this picture to represent something that makes me think of epidemiology due to the fact that one of our first lectures covered the history of epidemiology. Within this first lecture we learned about John Snow, who is now known as the father of epidemiology, and how his work with figuring out the water supply was contaminated helped bring about this new public health field. ]]> 2017-12-06 02:04:17 UTC https://padlet.com/AliceLee/h39j06a5ewkj/wish/213558154 https://padlet.com/AliceLee/h39j06a5ewkj/wish/213573797 I chose this picture to represent epidemiology because epidemiology is all about piecing together information and looking at what's causing an outbreak and what we can do to stop it and preventing it from happening again.]]> 2017-12-06 04:27:57 UTC https://padlet.com/AliceLee/h39j06a5ewkj/wish/213573797 https://padlet.com/AliceLee/h39j06a5ewkj/wish/213587664 I chose this photo to represent epidemiology because disease affects individuals all around the world regardless of race/ethnicity, age, or gender. This photo reminded me of the core concept in epidemiology which is to understand the determining factors of disease and prevent outbreaks from occurring. This photo also demonstrates that epidemiology is used in many different countries worldwide. ]]> 2017-12-06 06:50:42 UTC https://padlet.com/AliceLee/h39j06a5ewkj/wish/213587664 https://padlet.com/AliceLee/h39j06a5ewkj/wish/213591807 I chose this video because it shows a study that was done on food and how it can lower the chance to contract an illness. In the video, they talk about how eating a matchbox size piece of cheese can lower the chance to develop heart disease. The article also states that another study shows that cheese consumption does not raise or lower the chance to develop heart disease. Further studies are needed to prove that cheese has this effect on people but watching the video reminds me of similar articles we read in class. Some of the articles I was reminded of include the one about consuming chocolate and the article about consuming fish helping with hearing. Here is the link to the article read in the video. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-5135685/Piece-cheese-day-SLASHES-heart-attack-stroke-risk.html?ITO=1490&ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490

]]> 2017-12-06 07:23:46 UTC https://padlet.com/AliceLee/h39j06a5ewkj/wish/213591807 https://padlet.com/AliceLee/h39j06a5ewkj/wish/213594586 I chose this picture because when I hear the word epidemiology I think of people who go to where there has been an outbreak, and try to figure out how it began. I first think of the field work that needs to be done to understand the disease that is affecting a region, and how to begin treating the people. ]]> 2017-12-06 07:38:58 UTC https://padlet.com/AliceLee/h39j06a5ewkj/wish/213594586 https://padlet.com/AliceLee/h39j06a5ewkj/wish/213600214 I chose this image as a representation of epidemiology because it highlights the importance of determining whether or not an association is actually causal. Now in days, studies find all types of associations between exposures and outcomes. However, it is important to further analyze these so that the general public isn't being misinformed. ]]> 2017-12-06 08:09:25 UTC https://padlet.com/AliceLee/h39j06a5ewkj/wish/213600214 https://padlet.com/AliceLee/h39j06a5ewkj/wish/213606947 I chose this image as a representation of epidemiology because it shows how some infectious diseases are spread. In this image, the person on the right is susceptible to diseases and now he is exposed to the disease that the person on the left has. ]]> 2017-12-06 08:46:18 UTC https://padlet.com/AliceLee/h39j06a5ewkj/wish/213606947 https://padlet.com/AliceLee/h39j06a5ewkj/wish/213611630 I chose this video because when I first heard about this assignment, this was the first thing that came to mind. Left 4 Dead is a game that came out around 2008, which seems like a really long time ago. Its a zombie survival first-person shooter game. I felt like this reminds me about epidemiology because the game's premise surrounds a mysterious virus that became so uncontrollable that the world plummeted into an apocalypse! It's one of my favorite games and always reminds me of the mysteries surrounding disease.

]]> 2017-12-06 09:09:02 UTC https://padlet.com/AliceLee/h39j06a5ewkj/wish/213611630 https://padlet.com/AliceLee/h39j06a5ewkj/wish/213632962 I chose this image because it reminded me of environmental epidemiology (study of health conditions and disease that are linked to the environmental factors). This place in the photo is clearly waiting for an outbreak to happen if let untreated. ]]> 2017-12-06 10:26:34 UTC https://padlet.com/AliceLee/h39j06a5ewkj/wish/213632962 https://padlet.com/AliceLee/h39j06a5ewkj/wish/213787026 This photo made me think of epidemiology because it shows that this chemical exposure of smoking can lead to multiple outcomes not just one. Within the photo, you are able to see possible effects of smoking including blood clots, heart disease, high cholesterol, lung cancer, etc. With this image, it can serve as a primary prevention aspect because it is a public service announcement in order to provide health education and promotion to society with the dangerous effects of smoking cigarettes.Since there are many effects of smoking, it is hard to determine if smoking was the main and only cause of these outcomes or there was a 3rd variable involved (CONFOUNDING)!]]> 2017-12-06 16:37:08 UTC https://padlet.com/AliceLee/h39j06a5ewkj/wish/213787026 https://padlet.com/AliceLee/h39j06a5ewkj/wish/213799788 This image made me think of epidemiology because it's very true; although it's a joke it's true. It's considered an epidemic when an infectious disease spreads rapidly to many people. In class we learned about severity of a disease/condition. In the example of the photo, a person called about their possible disease/condition but it's just not enough to claim as an epidemic. But if it's something that we've never seen before, we have to document it and save it for a time when it pops up again. 
See, I've always known things about epidemiology but I just tipped the edge of the iceberg. But that's exactly what epidemiology is. It's not just what you see on the surface; epidemiology is beneath the surface, through the cracks, and at the bottom. There's so much information that we have to consider when studying epidemiology: Natural history of disease (environmental factors, host factors, and timeline of events), measures of occurrence (proportions and rates), levels of prevention, types of study designs, how many people are at risk (relative risk and odds ratio), correct interpretations, evaluations, and much more. Epidemiology is the study and analysis of patterns, causes, and prevention to help control acute and chronic diseases in populations. ]]> 2017-12-06 16:57:02 UTC https://padlet.com/AliceLee/h39j06a5ewkj/wish/213799788 https://padlet.com/AliceLee/h39j06a5ewkj/wish/213816387 This image reminds me of epidemiology because it shows children filling their tank with clean water, reminding me of the cholera video showed in class. I think it’s sad to be seeing a cholera outbreak going on right now in my home country Yemen and not having enough of the resources available to them that are in surplus here in America.]]> 2017-12-06 17:29:20 UTC https://padlet.com/AliceLee/h39j06a5ewkj/wish/213816387 https://padlet.com/AliceLee/h39j06a5ewkj/wish/213818151  This cartoon reminds me of epidemiology because it shows the relationship between incidence and prevalence. Prevalence increases as incidence is added to the population being studied. 
 It is easy to see that incidence is the new cases coming into the tub or population. Then prevalence is all the cases. Finally mortality is the leak or deaths ]]> 2017-12-06 17:32:28 UTC https://padlet.com/AliceLee/h39j06a5ewkj/wish/213818151 https://padlet.com/AliceLee/h39j06a5ewkj/wish/213819279 This is currently happening in LA and Ventura County. Thousands of people are being evacuated and many who live near by have to breathe in the toxic air that's being produced from the wildfires. On the radio people are describing the area as apocalyptic and are driving away from the area even if they are not apart of the evacuees due to poor air quality. This reminds me of epidemiology because of those that may develop lung issues or may already have asthma and this event is only exacerbating the problems some have. very devastating. I hope this ends soon.
 

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