FAVORING FACTORS FOR THE

EPIDEMIOLOGICAL PROCESS

FAVORING FACTORS

By themselves, in the absence of the three determinant factors, they can not generate an epidemiological process (EP)

Their intervention may modify the evolution of the epidemiological process usually they amplify the EP, they generate excess

morbidity and/or mortality they can generate particular aspects for the EP sometimes they reduce the amplitude of the EP

Favoring Factors

Classification:

natural factors

socioeconomic factors

Natural Favoring Factors

Climate Weather phenomena Geographical location Cosmic factors (cosmic radiation, etc.)

Natural Amplifying Factors

Weather and climate changes or phenomena: precipitations, rainfall temperature and temperature modification

high temperature low temperature extreme temperatures sudden changes of temperature

atmospheric pressure (high, low, variations) extreme weather conditions

Natural Amplifying Factors

Extreme events: flood earth quake volcanic eruption tsunami wave solar storm ...

Social or Economical Factors

Life and working conditions: living conditions dietary habits quality of water source social and economical standard educational level profession socioeconomic disorders

Amplifying Factors

Natural , social and economic factors: usually they are associated generally it is difficult to measure the

contribution of each of these factors