A Detailed Study on Diseases and the Population it Affects

Running Head: A DETAILED STUDY ON DISEASES AND THE POPULATION IT
AFFECTS
A detailed study on diseases and the population it affects
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A DETAILED STUDY ON DISEASES AND THE POPULATION IT AFFECTS1
Answer 1:
No. of cases by month in Australia:
(Australian Government Department of Health 2019)
Jan Feb Ma
r
Ap
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Ma
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Jun
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Jul
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Se
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Oct No
v
De
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201
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1 11 2 4 5 7 4 17 9 3 2 5 70
201
1
21 29 29 16 9 6 12 16 6 5 31 14 194
201
2
3 2 4 10 9 12 26 42 61 21 6 3 199
201
3
3 5 2 3 7 7 4 21 19 44 26 17 158
201
4
78 61 36 14 23 34 32 22 3 17 5 14 339
201
5
10 6 11 9 5 5 3 7 9 0 4 5 74
201
6
6 15 16 10 5 4 6 1 7 7 6 16 99
201
7
9 7 25 7 4 0 2 4 14 7 0 2 81
201
8
3 2 30 10 4 2 6 20 4 3 7 12 103
201
9
25 20 45 23 15 3 15 1 0 0 0 0 14

A DETAILED STUDY ON DISEASES AND THE POPULATION IT AFFECTS2
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
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Graphical representation of the
prevalence of measles in Australia
Jan Feb Mar Apr May June
July Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
years
Incidence of the disease
Based on the statistical data provided it shows that the incidence of the disease increased
since 2011 to 2014 but it dropped post that exception being 2018 and 2019 also seems
comparatively higher.
No. of cases by state in Australia:
(Australian Government Department of Health 2019)
Year ACT NSW NT QLD SA TAS VIC WA Aust
2010 1 25 2 14 2 0 15 11 70
2011 21 90 5 18 4 0 39 17 194
2012 0 170 2 4 6 0 11 6 199
2013 1 34 0 52 16 0 41 14 158
2014 7 67 52 72 16 5 77 43 339
2015 2 9 0 21 4 0 30 8 74
2016 2 18 0 15 11 3 39 11 99
2017 2 30 2 8 1 0 21 17 81
2018 3 19 0 14 2 1 26 38 103
2019 2 37 29 22 4 1 29 23 147

A DETAILED STUDY ON DISEASES AND THE POPULATION IT AFFECTS3
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
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Prevalence of Measles in different states of Australia every
year
ACT NSW NT QLD SA TAS VIC WA Aust
Year
Incidence of the disease
The Australian Capital Territory and Tasmania is least affected with the disease based on
the provided data and the Aust state has the highest prevalence of the disease. New South
Wales, Western Australia and Victoria are moderately affected by the disease.
No. cases by age distribution in Australia:
(Australian Government Department of Health 2019)
Age (in years) Males Females Total cases
00-04 12 6 18
05-09 2 0 2
10-14 5 3 8
15-19 8 8 16
20-24 16 9 25
25-29 15 7 22
30-34 10 3 13