Activity

TMHG508 Epidemiological Investigation
Module 1 Topic discussion
Choose one (or more) of the following vital statistics and describe
1. Definition of each vital statistic?
2. How to calculate each vital statistic?
3. What are the main usefulness of each vital statistic?

Here is a list of vital statistics.
– Case-Fatality rate
– Mortality rate
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Case demonstration

A 50-year-old female presents with predominate swelling legs for six months before presentation. She is a nursing assistant at the Hospital for Tropical Diseases, Bangkok. She claims her job need to stand for long periods of time. She denies smoking and alcohol drinking. At admission, her body temperature is 37.0 °C (98.6…[Read more]