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Assignment: Infectious Disease and Chronic Disease
Required Reading
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). (2016, February). Chronic disease overview.
Mayo Clinic. (2016). Infectious diseases.
Stanbury, M., Anderson, H., Blackmore, C., Fagliano, J., Heumann, M., Kass, D., & McGeehin, M. (2012). Functions of environmental epidemiology and surveillance in state health departments. Journal of Public Health Management and Practice, 18 (18), 453-460.
Optional Reading
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). (2016, February). Chronic disease overview.
National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion. (2009). The power of prevention - Chronic health disease . . . the public health challenge of the 21st century. CDC.
Materials Used in This Module
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2014). E-learning course - Introduction to prevention effectiveness.
Task
Write a paper in which you do the following:
Select an infectious disease and discuss its transmission and control measures. Try to select a disease not already covered or mentioned in the Syllabus. Be sure to identify the reservoir(s) of your selected infectious disease.
Support your paper with evidence from the literature.
Length: 2-3 pages, excluding title page and references.