Discussion 2

The epidemiologic triangle is a model that identifies the three factors that cause a disease. The agent of the disease will infect a new host in the right environment, which will then transmit the disease from a source to the host. Identifying all the factors in this model helps in studying and preventing the spread of diseases.

As an MSN professional nurse, you should also be aware of how these factors contribute to different diseases. This will help you evaluate your population for risk factors and plan for early intervention and health education programs to prevent disease distribution or outbreaks. Understanding the underlying factors of a disease is also crucial when making sound clinical decisions that support better health outcomes and client safety.

For your initial post in this discussion, begin by selecting an infectious disease other than COVID-19 and provide the following items:

• Describe the main characteristics of this disease.
• Describe its epidemiologic triangle.
• Include references from scholarly sources.
• Discuss why you chose this disease and what aspects of its epidemiology interest you the most.

In response to two of your peers, select posts that discuss different infectious diseases from the one you chose. In your response, address the following items:

• Compare the cause and characteristics of the disease in the post with the one you chose for your initial post.
• Include details about the transmission, incubation period, location, host, agent, and environment of both diseases.
• What patterns do you observe?
• Discuss any disease patterns or commonalities you notice between the diseases.
• What differences do you notice between the two infectious diseases?