Question

Polio is a communicable disease that is caused by a virus and is spread from person to person. Give an example of a communicable disease that is of issue today and apply the Model of Disease Causation to its disease process. (I would prefer one page and a half answer if possible, typed please)

Answer 1

Poliomyelitis is often called as polio or infantile paralysis is an infectious disease caused by the polio virus.

Incubation period:

The virus can act from few hours to few days

Mode of transmission:

Polio virus is usually spread from person to person through infected fecal matter entertaining the mouth.

Spread through the food and water containing human feces.It is also infected by Saliva.

The people infected may spread the infection upto six weeks.

This disease is preventable by with polio vaccine , however multiple dose is required to be effective.

Some of the communicable diseases like Lassa fever, hepatitis A, yellow fever, seasonal influenza dengue, measles,Borna disease virus.

The model of disease causation depends on the relationship between an agent,a host and the environment.