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Assignment - COVID-19 Pandemic: Applying the Epidemiological Triangle
Directions - Your core concepts reading this week's discusses community assessments, population health, health promotion and disease prevention and epidemiology as core public health concepts. For this assignment, review the reading around the epidemiological triangle, and apply this theory to the evolving COVID-19 virus.
Your 2-3 page paper should include:
1. An overview of the epidemiological triangle and why it is of value in studying infectious diseases such as the COVID-19 pandemic.
2. Identify and fully define the three components of the epidemiological triangle (Host, Agent and Environment)
3. Define the host, agent and environment for the COVID-19 virus based upon current evidence available. This should be very specific as to the characteristics of the host and environment and the relationship to the agent.
4. Identify where an epidemiologist might break at least one side of the triangle to disrupt the connection between the environment, host and agent to stop the continuation of the disease spread. Lastly, what are the actions for public health professionals to take?