Nursing and Healthcare

Infectious Disease and Sanitation

Infectious disease epidemiology is that the study of population-based infectious diseases, also as sexually transmitted diseases, HIV, diarrheal pathogens, and tuberculosis; and research related to vaccines and vaccine efficacy. The study of the incidence and spread of infectious diseases in populations over time. To work out the dynamics of infection factors like Host, pathogen, and environmental are monitored, because the ultimate goal is to plan intervention strategies. It’s very often said that “Epidemiology is that the basic science of medicine.” to stop diseases, it's vital to understand the causing agents, risk factors, and circumstances that cause a selected disease. This is often even more important for communicable disease prevention since simple interventions might break the chain of transmission.