Disease Detectives B/C

[isaysroar]

Bioassay? Hope so...

Q 3: to compare people with and without exposures to see what happens to each.

[CulturallyScientific]

I'm just starting this event... and I'm confused between the exact definitions of clinical and classical epidemiology. I sort of know what they generally are, but I'm still confused-- would a case study be considered part of classical or clinical epi?

[isaysroar]

I'm pretty sure it's classical not sure. It may just be part of both

[CulturallyScientific]

Thanks!

Bioassay? Hope so...

Q 3: to compare people with and without exposures to see what happens to each.

Is it Cohort study? (for Q3)

[Infinity Flat]

Bioassay? Hope so...

Q 3: to compare people with and without exposures to see what happens to each.

Yep!
A3: Prospective cohort study.

Q4: The proportion of persons infected, after exposure to a causative agent, who then develop clinical disease.


For clinical vs. classical, this is the definition I use:
"While classical epidemiology is the study of the distribution and determinants of diseases in populations, clinical epidemiology is the application of the same sorts of principles and methods to the diagnosis and treatment of disease." Source

As far as a case study goes, I don't think it really falls under either category, but rather acts to complement a more traditional epidemiological study like a case-control, usually by suggesting potential hypotheses to be investigated further in a more rigorous manner.

[CulturallyScientific]

Bioassay? Hope so...

Q 3: to compare people with and without exposures to see what happens to each.

Yep!
A3: Prospective cohort study.

Q4: The proportion of persons infected, after exposure to a causative agent, who then develop clinical disease.


For clinical vs. classical, this is the definition I use:
"While classical epidemiology is the study of the distribution and determinants of diseases in populations, clinical epidemiology is the application of the same sorts of principles and methods to the diagnosis and treatment of disease." Source

As far as a case study goes, I don't think it really falls under either category, but rather acts to complement a more traditional epidemiological study like a case-control, usually by suggesting potential hypotheses to be investigated further in a more rigorous manner.

Thanks! That helps a lot!
Er.. for Q4: Prevalence ratio??

[Infinity Flat]

Thanks! That helps a lot!
Er.. for Q4: Prevalence ratio??

No problem.

No, not prevalence ratio. I just checked, the term is in the wiki (albeit with a less formal definition!), which means you should know it.

[isaysroar]

Bioassay? Hope so...

Q 3: to compare people with and without exposures to see what happens to each.

Yep!
A3: Prospective cohort study.

Q4: The proportion of persons infected, after exposure to a causative agent, who then develop clinical disease.


For clinical vs. classical, this is the definition I use:
"While classical epidemiology is the study of the distribution and determinants of diseases in populations, clinical epidemiology is the application of the same sorts of principles and methods to the diagnosis and treatment of disease." Source

As far as a case study goes, I don't think it really falls under either category, but rather acts to complement a more traditional epidemiological study like a case-control, usually by suggesting potential hypotheses to be investigated further in a more rigorous manner.

Thanks! That helps a lot!
Er.. for Q4: Prevalence ratio??

Attack Rate? I'm stumped

[isaysroar]

I'm just starting this event... and I'm confused between the exact definitions of clinical and classical epidemiology. I sort of know what they generally are, but I'm still confused-- would a case study be considered part of classical or clinical epi?

Ok after doing some research I differentiated them: (Easier was to remember them)
Classical Epidemiology- conducted through populations/community
Clinical Epidemiology- conducted in hospitals.

Exact definitions:
Classical Epidemiology: population oriented, studies community origins of health problems related to nutrition, environment, human behavior, and the psychological, social, and spiritual state of a population.
Clinical Epidemiology: studies patients in health care settings in order to improve the diagnosis and treatment of various diseases and the prognosis for patients already affected by a disease. These can be further divided into infectious disease epidemiology and chronic disease epidemiology

Any other questions?

[Lady Epidemic]

Q4: The proportion of persons infected, after exposure to a causative agent, who then develop clinical disease.

Is it Pathogenicity?