Know how to interpret an epidemic curve?

Epidemic curves are a visual representation of the onset of cases in an outbreak. In this video Dr Greg Martin explains how to interpret and epidemic curve for point source outbreaks, common source outbreaks and propagated outbreaks. Epidemiologists and public health professionals use epi-curves (or epidemic / epidemiological) curves to better understand infectious disease outbreaks.

[lexoidtheedrummer]

Helps a lot with Science Olympiad!
The event “Disease Detectives” has a lot of epidemiology references in it so this video and others are a big help!

[badguyreloaded]

Well done, sir. I hold that scientists and engineers who make things "simple" are, in fact, the best thinkers

[raedwaheed]

Thanks a lot, Doctor Greg. I appreciate your hard work in producing a well-established and sophisticated channel to discuss those complicated concepts in simple terms. Which benefits both doctors and the general public. I found this video very useful for my medical studies. Amazing job!

[alhajisaeedjanneh]

Dr. Greg, your videos are educative and they serve as a guide to some of us offering health courses like Public Health.
But i personally find it interesting in listening with such a speed that i cannot estimate it to be. You obviously have to slow down a bit and help send the required message necessary to comprehend by us the audience. Thanks and may God the Almighty bless you for your relentless efforts in impacting people.

[vanessahodges]

I could watch this instructor all day! You can tell he is genuinely excited to talk Epi

[jjgbf]

Thank you, I'm doing Disease Detectives for the first time this year and this was really helpful!

[ljre]

I’d think this video would have a lot more views after a year of COVID. Great video. Wish I’d found it a year ago.

[MrZak-rfvq]

"peter out" lmao! I'm gonna have to use that one. I have been looking everywhere for videos like this to explain how to actually model diseases. I am very excited to have found a reliable source. Thank you.

[PhilippeGasquet]

Great job Greg! Suggestion, could you slow down the speech delivery? It will make it easier for non native English speakers to grasp the content of your presentation. Very interesting

[arnz]

Makes a lot of sense theses days, thanks !

[rickmarcello]

Uau! Three years after this video was published, COVID-19 came!

[lmmgt]

very good like the way you break down the incubation and Latent periods.

[abdulsalammohamud]

Thanks for sharing this wonderful explanation with good examples.

[HelenBGumba-oouz]

Very useful for both instructor and students

[lynnsadler]

Thank you. Thank you. I'd love to see the original video without the irritating music like this one. This was easy to follow and process.

[omerhussen]

Very Interesting debriefing, thank you!

[mohammadsaddam]

Hi. How do we measure maximum incubation period in propagated epid curve

[HiraKhan-sjjq]

Hello.
You've done a great job in sharing your knowledge and helping everyone out here.
I have a question. After forming an epidemic curve, how can we predict the number of cases for the future, keeping in view the trend in the factual curve? Is there something more complex? Any other program than excel?

[janrazilalolod]

Thanks Professor! This is a great discussion!

[_Vortex___]

Is Latent period always within Incubation Period ? Can u give example either ways