What will be the effect if epidemiological triangle balance shift toward the agent, explain with examples on logic base
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The Epidemiologic Triangle
► Epidemiologists use a tool to help understand infectious disease known as the epidemiologic triangle.
► The epidemiologic triangle is a model for explaining the organism causing the disease and the conditions that allow it to reproduce and spread.
Agent
► The agent is the microorganism that actually causes the disease in question.
► An agent could be some form of bacteria, virus, fungus, or parasite.
Example - HIV
►The human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) epidemic reached its height in 1985, when there were roughly 130,000 annual cases of infection.
►Since that time, reported annual infections have decreased dramatically, though the CDC estimates that there are currently around 1.2 million people in the United States living with HIV.
► By better understanding how HIV is communicated, epidemiologists were able to make progress on treatment and prevention.