What is Sensitivity, Specificity, False positive, False negative?
What is Sensitivity, Specificity, False Positive, and False Negative? The evaluation of any binary diagnostic or screening test, whether in …
Epidemiology
Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE)- Mad Cow Disease
Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy: Mad Cow Disease Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE), commonly known as “mad cow disease,” is a progressive, fatal …
Zika Virus (ZIKV)- An Overview – Microbe Notes
Zika Virus (ZIKV): An Overview Zika Virus (ZIKV) is a re-emerging arthropod-borne virus (arbovirus) that has gained global notoriety not …
WHO Global Tuberculosis Report 2018
The WHO Global Tuberculosis Report 2018: A Call to Accelerated Action The Global Tuberculosis Report 2018, published by the World …
Pandemic- Definition, Features, Causes, Effects, Examples
Pandemic: Definition, Features, Causes, Effects, and Examples A pandemic is fundamentally defined as an epidemic of an infectious disease that …
Outbreak Investigations- Objectives, Steps, Difficulties
Outbreak Investigations: Objectives, Steps, and Inherent Difficulties An outbreak investigation is a critical, systematic process within public health epidemiology, fundamentally …
Types of Bias in Epidemiology
Types of Bias in Epidemiology Bias, in the context of epidemiological and clinical research, is defined as a systematic error …
Field Trials- Definition, Features, Uses, Strengths, Limitations
Field Trials: Definition, Features, Uses, Strengths, and Limitations A field trial is a type of randomized controlled trial (RCT) and …
Source of Infection and Types of Reservoirs
Source of Infection and Types of Reservoirs In the field of epidemiology and infectious disease control, two fundamental concepts are …
Endemic Diseases- Definition, Types, Examples, Control
Endemic Diseases: Definition, Types, Examples, and Control In the field of epidemiology and public health, the term ‘endemic’ defines the …