The Impact of Infection on Population Health

The Impact of Infection on Population Health

Kwong, Jeffrey C, et al. “The Impact of Infection on Population Health: Results of the Ontario Burden of Infectious Diseases Study.” PloS One, Public Library of Science, 2012, www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3433488/.

This resource has an article about the consequences of infectious diseases on humans. Like my subject, infectious diseases are a big threat to humans. It affects not only people’s health or economy, but also the next generation of patients. This resource can better help me explain the dangers of infectious diseases to my audience and let the audience understand my topic.

Second Resource (of 4)

Disease Transmission: Direct Contact vs. Indirect Contact. www.healthline.com/health/disease-transmission.

This resource is sourced from the Internet and describes many ways in which viruses and infectious diseases can spread. At first some infectious diseases may have been transmitted from animals to humans. But when the condition becomes more and more serious, it is very likely that this phenomenon will occur from person to person. I put this resource here to give a background to a paragraph of my article, so I can better introduce the reader to how to better prevent infectious diseases.

Third Resource (of 4)

History.com Editors. “Black Death.” History.com, A&E Television Networks, 17 Sept. 2010, www.history.com/topics/middle-ages/black-death.

This resource comes from a website. About the horrible infectious disease that happened before: Black Death. I think most people know more or less about this disease. The damage it causes to humans is great, and we cannot forget it. I used this resource to illustrate that humans are very small in the face of unpredictable viruses. We need to do a lot to avoid the spread of the virus. This is exactly what the third paragraph of my essay is about.

Forth Resource (of 4)

Griffin, David, and Justin Denholm. “Four of the Most Lethal Infectious Diseases of Our Time and How We’re Overcoming Them.” The Conversation, 12 Sept. 2019, theconversation.com/four-of-the-most-lethal-infectious-diseases-of-our-time-and-how-were-overcoming-them-78101.

This resource comes from the network. Here are four infectious diseases that people have experienced. Although many infectious diseases spread quickly and have a high mortality rate, we are not incapable of defeating them. The purpose of my use of this resource is to correspond to the last paragraph in my essay. In the last paragraph, I want to show that infectious diseases can be overcome by humans.