Infectious Disease, Epidemiology and One Health
Big idea: This Grade 12 capstone connects basic reproduction number, incidence, pathogen surveillance, zoonosis, One Health to evaluate complex biological systems through evidence, uncertainty, responsible inference and real-world application.
Learning goals
- basic reproduction number
- incidence
- pathogen surveillance
- zoonosis
- One Health
Core concepts
The expected number of secondary infections caused by one typical case in a fully susceptible population under defined conditions.
The number or rate of new cases arising in a population during a specified interval.
Systematic collection and analysis of clinical, genomic or environmental data to detect transmission and change.
An infectious disease naturally transmitted between vertebrate animals and humans.
A collaborative framework recognizing that human, animal and environmental health are interdependent.