Mode of Transmission and Spread (PL)

Disease Occurrence and Spread

Work through the CDC tutorial on Epidemic Disease Occurrence

Complete the exercises as you learn about how epidemics and spread

Mode of transmission

Work through the CDC information on the transmission of Ebola.

Be sure to link to all of the related link sites at the bottom to thoroughly understand how this virus is transmitted.

Vectors; Morbidity and mortality

Read about the Shigella infection spread

What is the vector?

What is the morbidity and mortality related to the spread?

Morbidity
Mortality

From the CDC site select an outbreak to investigate.

Identify vectors that cause and spread the disease.

What are the risks for being infected?

What is the morbidity and mortality associated with the disease?