Epidemiology and TB Term Paper by Top Papers

The paper relates that epidemiology refers to "the study of the distribution and determinants of health-related states or events in specified populations, and the application of this study to control of health problems" (Stanhope & Lancaster, 2004, p. 250). The paper reveals that tuberculosis is a global problem but certain populations even in affluent nations such as Canada are at high risk for tuberculosis. The paper relates that these populations include "aboriginal peoples, foreign-born residents from countries with a high prevalence of TB, disadvantaged inner-city populations, and those with HIV infection" (Stanhope & Lancaster, 2004, p. 914) and the rates of infection for those particular groups can be as high as 20 times the national average (Nguyen & Proulx, 2003). Since tuberculosis is a communicable disease, agent, host, and environment are highly relevant and are discussed.