Select and describe one of the major public health communicable diseases such as (but not limited to): diarrheal disease, tuberculosis, HIV/AIDS, measles, Lyme disease, hookworm, polio, flu, cholera, hepatitis. Discuss the following categories in regard to the disease that you have selected:
History
Date of the first identification
Incidence
Pathogenesis
Clinical Manifestations
Complications
Etiology
Epidemiology
Diagnostics Tests
Treatment
Is there a vaccine for this disease? Why or why not?
Prevention and control measures be sure to focus on vaccinations if it is applicable to your disease of choice.
Public health significance
Format
The body of the essay should be 2-4 pages of text (excluding title page, abstract, and references) written in APA format. Your writing and analysis will be held to a high standard, and you will be expected to bring in outside sources (primary literature), at least 5-7 APA formatted scholarly resources should be cited to analyze the burden of disease, necessity to address it as a problem, risk factors and determinants of health, and an evaluation of existing health policy aimed at the disease, as well as any recommendations. Please DO NOT use CDC, WHO, or any other secondary sources!
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