My last name is “C”
Quantifying the Extent of Disease [WLOs: 1, 2] [CLOs: 3, 4, 5]
Prior to beginning work on this discussion, read the article Why Zika Virus Infection Has Become a Public Health Concern?Links to an external site. Additionally, read Chapter 17 from the book Research Methods in Social Relations.
Incidence is the likelihood of developing a disease among participants at risk for developing the disease. Prevalence refers to the proportion of participants with a risk factor or disease at a particular point in time.
You have been assigned a disease by your last name as follows. In your initial post for the designated disease, research and compare and contrast the prevalence and incidence of the designated disease in the United States and one other country. Examine the global efforts to combat the spread of the disease. Examine recent research related to that disease and focus on how the data was collected and analyzed and evaluate cultural considerations related to the issue.
The initial post should be a minimum of 250 words and include two scholarly resources as outlined in the Scholarly, Peer-Reviewed, and Other Credible SourcesLinks to an external site. table. Include all references in APA StyleLinks to an external site., as outlined by the Writing CenterLinks to an external site..
Disease assigned by last name:
- A through D: Zika Virus
Guided Response: Review several of your classmates’ posts and respond to at least two of your peers by 11:59 p.m. on Day 7 of the week. Consider how well your colleague compared and contrasted incidence and prevalence in their example. Are there cultural considerations that you would add to the evaluation? In addition, provide one open-ended question to your peers regarding the required reading for this discussion forum.
Your initial post and your two response posts must be posted on three different days of the week.
You are encouraged to post your required replies early during the week to promote more meaningful interactive discourse in the discussion. Continue to monitor the discussion forum through Day 7 and respond with robust dialogue to anyone who replies to your initial post.
Your responses should be a minimum of 250 words.
