Carry out an Exploration of Tuberculosis in Nigeria and its public health challenges
ASSIGNMENT TOPIC: Exploration of Tuberculosis in Nigeria and its public health challenges
ASSIGNMENT GUIDELINES
PART 1 (1300 WORDS}
DISEASE HISTORY & CHOICE OF COUNTRY: Your choice of disease needs to be related to your choice of country, either a previous epidemic, endemic or emerging disease.
DISEASE PREVALENCE: Please ensure that your discussion in Part 1 includes examples of the following information, and is clearly presented with illustrations, tables and figures as required
- Demography – country/population
- Epidemiology of the disease
- Clinical Features
- Laboratory Confirmation
- Transmission
- Pathogenesis
PREVENTION AND CONTROL: An exploration of the prevention and control measures used in the country including the following issues:
- Prevention
- Surveillance
- Response to a case
- Response to a cluster
- Control of an outbreak
- Communication of risk
