Epidemiology Sites A - L

• A Modern Day Epidemiological Investigation
• Koo Sar Pills Investigation
• Gestational Diabetes Mellitus Surveillance in Connecticut Issue Brief

• About Age Adjusted Rates, 95% Confidence Intervals and Unstable Rates NY State
• Age-Adjusted Rate MO.gov
• Age-Adjusted Rates NY State
• Age Adjustment Issues in Healthy People 2010

Crimson Contagion

This was a 2019 simulation exercise by U.S. national agencies to test the country's ability to handle a potential pandemic. They found the U.S. would not be able to address the pandemic. The simulated virus was dubbed "H7N9 Influenza". (and, there is such a strain. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Influenza_A_virus_subtype_H7N9

Ironically, the COVID-19 pandemic started in 2020.

• "Crimson Contagion 2019" Simulation Warned of Pandemic Implications in US The 2019 pandemic exercise pointed to areas of concern for state and federal officials 3/2020 NBC Chicago
• The Crimson Contagion 2019 Exercise Series Report The Government Attic
• Crimson Contagion 2019 by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE

Death Statistics

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• Deaths in New York City Are More Than Double the Usual Total 4/2020
• How Many People Have Actually Died From Coronavirus in New York? 4/2020

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Disease Data

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Disease Transmission

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6 - Aerosols and Transmission of Respiratory Viruses 101 by Linsey Marr from The National Academies on Vimeo.

Graphic source: https://www.cdc.gov/infectioncontrol/basics/transmission-based-precautions.html

Graphic source: https://www.cdc.gov/infectioncontrol/basics/transmission-based-precautions.html

Graphic source: https://www.cdc.gov/infectioncontrol/basics/transmission-based-precautions.html

• Aerosols and Transmission of Respiratory Viruses 101 by Linsey Marr 2020
• After COVID, WHO defines disease spread 'through air' 4/2024
• Core Infection Prevention and Control Practices for Safe Healthcare Delivery in All Settings –Recommendations of the HICPAC CDC.gov
• Global health groups propose new terminology for pathogens that spread through the air 4/2024 CIDRAP
• Global technical consultation report on proposed terminology for pathogens that transmit through the air WHO.Int 2024
• Transmission-Based Precautions CDC.gov

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Epidemics

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Graphic source: https://www.statista.com/chart/20629/ability-to-respond-to-an-epidemic-or-pandemic/

• A History Of Quarantines, From Bubonic Plague To Typhoid Mary 1/2020
• COVID-19 Resources on the Internet
• History and Epidemiology of Global Smallpox Eradication CDC.gov
• How Data Became One of the Most Powerful Tools to Fight an Epidemic 6/2020
• How important is long-distance travel in spread of epidemics? Sciencedaily.com 11/2014
• How The Painstaking Work Of Contact Tracing Can Slow The Spread Of An Outbreak 3/2020
• Infectious Diseases A - L
• Infectious Diseases M - Z
• Mild at First: A Brief History of The 1918 Bird Flu Pandemic History doesn't repeat. It mutates. 6/2024
• 'Patient zero': The misunderstood stories of how disease spreads 11/2016
• Scientists now suspect gerbils were the real villains in the Black Death not rats Vox.com 2/2015
• The Medieval Disease That Killed Thousands of People and Then Vanished From History. Known for killing people within a day of symptoms starting, the true origins of the "sweats" that plagued the 1500s remain unknown to this day. 5/2024

"When long-distance travel is rare, epidemics spread like a slow, rippling wave, as demonstrated by the simulation (left) and the actual historical spread of the black death during the Middle Ages. Credit: Images courtesy of Oskar Hallatschek and D. Sherman and J. Salisbury"
Graphic source: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/11/141105093508.htm

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Epidemiology Courses/Training Online

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• A Brief Introduction to Epidemiology
• Clinical Epidemiology & Evidence-Based Medicine Glossary: Experimental Design and Statistics Terminology Wsu.edu
• Descriptive Epidemiology: Person, Place and Time Uh.edu
• Field Epidemiology Training Program (FETP): Noncommunicable Disease COVID-19 Toolkit Tephinet.org
• Quick Learn Lessons CDC.gov
• Supercourse - Newest Courses on the Web
• University of Illinois - Principles of Epidemiology
• University of Pittsburgh's Supercourse
• What is epidemiology? 3/2020

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Epidemiology Sites

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• Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC)
• Emergency Preparedness & Disaster Planning Sites
• Epidemiolog.Net
• Epidemiology and Public Health at CDC MMWR 12/2006
• How important is long-distance travel in spread of epidemics? Sciencedaily.com 11/2014
• Medical Research/Clinical Trials
• Occupational Epidemiology and the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health MMWR 10/2011
• Occupational Safety & Health Administration
• UCLA's Department of Epidemiology Links
• University of Pittsburgh's Supercourse
• WWWeb Epidemiology & Evidence-based Medicine Sources for Veterinarians Very comprehensive coverage

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Biostatistics/Statistics	Charting & Graphing Data	Statistical Procedures
Public Health Statistical & Mapping Software	Software Downloads	Statistical Programs

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Health Data Sites

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Herd (Community) Immunity

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• Community Immunity ("Herd Immunity") NIH.gov
• Community Immunity ("Herd Immunity") Vaccines.gov
• Herd Immunity Historyofvaccines.org
• Herd Immunity: A Rough Guide
• History and Epidemiology of Global Smallpox Eradication CDC.gov

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History of Epidemiology

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Vaccinations made the difference

Graphic source: https://yourlocalepidemiologist.substack.com/p/routine-vaccinations-sanitation-and

Graphic source: https://yourlocalepidemiologist.substack.com/p/routine-vaccinations-sanitation-and

Graphic source: https://yourlocalepidemiologist.substack.com/p/routine-vaccinations-sanitation-and

• 10 Secrets of Epidemiologists
• 10 Worst Outbreaks in U.S. History Healthline.com
• 150th Anniversary of John Snow and the Pump Handle CDC 9/3/2004
• Epidemiology is a science of high importance 5/2018
• Evolution of Epidemic Investigations and Field Epidemiology during the MMWR Era at CDC --- 1961--2011 MMWR 10/2011
• Fifty Years of Progress in Chronic Disease Epidemiology and Control MMWR 11/2011
• Florence Nightingale Was Born 197 Years Ago, and Her Infographics Were Better Than Most of the Internet's 5/2017
• How the "ghost map" helped end a killer disease 2006
• How to Think Like an Epidemiologist 8/2020
• James Lind Library Documenting the evolution of fair tests
• John Snow: A Legacy of Disease Detectives 3/2017
• John Snow Site (UCLA)
• Routine vaccinations, sanitation, and a look back at history. Sanitation vs. vaccine impact, requirements, universal recommendations, Hep B and more 10/2025
• The Plague

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History of Medicine

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• Elimination of Rubella and Congenital Rubella Syndrome --- United States, 1969--2004 3/2005
• History of Medicine (National Library of Medicine)
• The dark history of medical education 6/2024

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History of Public Health

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• Historical perspective of the CDC CDC.gov
• History of Public Health Answers.com
• History of Statistics in Public Health at CDC, 1960--2010: the Rise of Statistical Evidence MMWR 10/2011
• History of the Public Health Service NIH.gov
• Public Health Then and Now: Celebrating 50 Years of MMWR at CDC MMWR 10/2011
• Ten Great Public Health Achievements --- United States, 2001--2010 MMWR 5/2011
• Ten Great Public Health Achievements -- United States, 1900-1999 MMWR 4/1999
• Ten Great Public Health Achievements --- Worldwide, 2001--2010 MMWR 6/2011

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International Public Health Sites

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