CONCEPT OF SPECTRUM EPIDEMIOLOGY: SPECTRUM OF DISEASE

By: Andi Agus Mumang, S.KM

The concept of epidemiology spectrum is divided into two major groups namely:

• Clinical focus is a phase that requires treatment measures undertaken by medical personnel (medical area)
• Subclinical focus is a phase that requires preventive measures carried out by epidemiologists (area epidemiology).

The role of epidemiology is very dependent on people's perceptions of pain so it more inclined to identification risk factors for people's health status. This stage is called stage pre-pathogenesis and pathogenesis. Furthermore, is the stage of clinical response Identification of risk factors through the efforts of early diagnosis, this stage also focused on efforts to impede the progress of a disease, The most important thing here is the detection of high-risk factors that significantly. As it is a highly qualified competence for an epidemiologist.

Spectrum Disease Overview 

No

Spektrum Penyakit

Clinical

Subclinical

1

Awal Penyakit (Disease Inception)

Prepatogenesis (Prepathogenesis)

Patogenesis (Pathogenesis)

Progress Patologi (Pathological Progression)

2

Respon Klinis (Clinical Response)

Ringan (Mild)

Sedang (Moderate)

Berat (Several)

3

Gejala Sisa (Squelae)

Penyembuhan (Convalenscene)

Remisi/Kekambuhan (Remission/Recurance)

Perkembangan tak terhenti (Unremitting Progression)

4

Kematian (Death)

                                          Spectrum Disease Modification Overview

Exposure to Etiological agent	Pathologis changes			Symptoms	Usual time of diagnosis		Death
Subclinic manifestations					Clinical Illness
Health optimal		Healthsuboptimal			short-range sick	long-range sick
Epidemiology area					Clinical area