COH315 Week 1 Discussion 2

COH315

Week One Discussion 2 (CLO 1, 2, 7)

Week One Discussion 2 (CLO 1, 2, 7)

Limitations of Surveillance

There are two types of surveillance for diseases of interest, which are active and passive. The disease you selected from the Week 1 Discussion 1 thread is the disease you need to research for this project. Answer the following questions:

1. Does the disease I selected have active or passive surveillance systems in place and why?

2. What are the limitations of these surveillance systems?

3. What is the case definition for this disease? How might changing the case definition impact surveillance?

In a post of approximately 300 words answer the above questions. Again, resources from the CDC and WHO. The initial response is due by 11:59 pm Thursday of Week 1.