![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | ![Microbiology, Fifth Edition](/sites/dl/free/0072320419/title/PRESCOTT5E02SP.jpg) Microbiology, 5/e Lansing M Prescott,
Augustana College Donald A Klein,
Colorado State University John P Harley,
Eastern Kentucky University
The Epidemiology of Infectious Disease
Chapter ObjectivesAfter reading this
chapter you should be able to: - define epidemiology and explain how it relates to infectious diseases
- discuss the statistical parameters used to define and describe various
infectious diseases
- discuss the need to identify the etiologic agent in order to trace
the origin and manner of spread of an infectious disease outbreak
- describe the five epidemiological links in the infectious disease cycle
of any epidemic
- discuss the increase in nosocomial infections in recent years and the
consequences of these infections
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