Week 5 assignment
INFECTIOUS
DISEASEPAPER
PURPOSE
Infectious disease occurs worldwide and must be addressed
just as chronic disease is approached. Thisassignment will offer the
opportunity to explore the various communicable diseases, the epidemiological
background data, as well as, the implications of these infections.
COURSE OUTCOMES
Through this assignment, the student will demonstrate the
ability to:
CO 3: Identify
appropriate outcome measures and study designs applicable to epidemiological
subfields such as infectious disease, chronic disease, environmental exposures,
reproductive health, and genetics.
CO 6:Identify important sources of epidemiological data.
REQUIREMENTS
Criteria for Content
Apply the concepts of epidemiology to a communicable
disease.
Choose one communicable disease from the following list:
• Chickenpox
• Tuberculosis
• Influenza
• Mononucleosis
• Hepatitis
B
• HIV
• Chlamydia
• Gonorrhea
• Syphillis
• Measles
• Pertussis
Include the following in your assignment:
• Description
of the communicable disease (causes, symptoms, mode of transmission,
complications, treatment) and the demographic of interest (mortality,
morbidity, incidence, and prevalence).
• Describe
the determinants of health and explain how those factors contribute to the
development of this disease.
• Discuss
the host factors, agent factors (presence or absence), and environmental
factors.
• Explain
the role of the community health FNP (case finding, reporting, data collecting,
data analysis, and follow-up).
• A minimum
of three (3) scholarly literature references is required.
PREPARING THE PAPER
Submission Requirements
1. Application:
Use Microsoft Word 2013™ to create the written assessment.
2. Length:
The paper (excluding the title page and reference page) is at maximum two
pages.
3. A minimum
of three (3) scholarly literature references must be used.
Best Practices in Preparing the Project
The following are best practices in preparing this project.
1. Review
directions thoroughly.
2. Follow
submission requirements.
3. Make sure
all elements on the grading rubric are included.
4. Rules of
grammar, spelling, word usage, and punctuation are followed and consistent with
formal, scientific writing.
5. Title
page, running head, body of paper, and reference page must follow APA
guidelines as found in the 6th edition of the manual. This includes the use of
headings for each section of the paper except for the introduction where no
heading is used.
6. Ideas and
information that come from scholarly literature must be cited and referenced
correctly.
7. A minimum
of three (3)scholarly literature references must be used.
8. Abide by
CCN academic integrity policy.
