According to the epidemiologic triad, there are three factors that influence the occurrence of disease:

• Etiologic agent
• Host factors
• Environmental factors

Describe each of these factors for a Salmonella foodborne outbreak. What are some of the host factors that can influence the occurrence of a disease?

Be sure to support your essay with evidence from the literature.

Length: 2–3 pages, excluding title page and references.

optional reading:

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). (2016). Salmonellosis. [Technical information]. Retrieved from http://www.cdc.gov/salmonella/

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According to Amagliani, Brandi, & Schiavano, (2012), the epidemiology triad, for a disease to happen, there must be three different factors contributing to it. These factors are environmental factors, host factors, and etiological agents. Environmental factors are the factors outside the etiological agent that create a conducive environment for the survival of the agent. The environment creates an automatic…

 

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