Write a scholarly paper in which you apply the concepts of epidemiology and nursing research to a communicable disease. Choose one communicable disease. Note that the name or genera of the virus or bacteria causing the disease is to be in lower case italics, such as this example: escherichia coli.
Epidemiology Paper Requirements
Include the following in your assignment:
- A thorough description of the disease including causes, mode of transmission, symptoms, treatment and complications. Discuss the demographic most affected-incidence, prevalence, morbidity and mortality.
- What are the determinants of health affecting this disease? https://www.healthypeople.gov/
2020/about/foundation-health- measures/Determinants-of- Health. - Identify the epidemiologic triad including host, agent and environmental factors as related to this disease.
- Discuss the role of the public health nurse in relation to this disease. How is the public health nurse involved in finding, reporting, collection and analysis of data and follow up?
A minimum of three references is required. The written essay should be at least 1250 words in length.
APA format is required.
Answer preview
Globally, the incidence rate of TB is relatively stable compared to other periods when high. The overall number of incident cases of people infected with tuberculosis has declined since the early 2000s at a 2% rate annually. However, in 2017, there were 10 million worldwide new cases of the illness, while the United States recorded 8,920 cases (World Health Organization, 2020). Most of the estimated incidences include regions of the Western Pacific, African countries, and smaller proportions in the European and American areas. The population of high-income states such as Western Europe, Australia, and American has a low rate of TB infection. However, the leading countries with tuberculosis mainly come from the African
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