Define and identify the problem. Describe the extent of the problem (e.g., morta

Define and identify the problem.
Describe the extent of the problem (e.g., mortality, morbidity, or economic impact).
Describe the agent of disease (e.g., bacterium, virus, or other agent).
Describe the condition (briefly describe the clinical symptoms).
Describe the modes of transmission if by an infectious agent.
Describe the mechanisms that are used to control the problem or spread of disease.
Describe the host factors that make people vulnerable to the problem (e.g., race, sex, gender, age, nativity, and marital status).
Describe the environmental factors (e.g., geographic location) and socioeconomic factors (e.g., income, housing, occupation, education, family structure, and cultural background) that make people vulnerable to the problem.
Describe the problem’s temporal variation (seasonal trends, cyclic, epidemic, endemic, or pandemic).
Describe any additional epidemiological variables that pertain to your topic.
Summarize any current hypotheses that have been proposed to explain the observed distribution or problem.
Describe the gaps in knowledge about the disease (e.g., reporting gaps and insufficient knowledge of the disease). Has previous research failed to address any pressing issues regarding the disease or problem in question?
Suggest areas for further epidemiological research. What should epidemiologists and researchers do?
Include at least 5 high quality tables, graphs, or figures in an Appendix (this is in addition to the 5 page requirement). As required by APA, label each table, graph, or figure as Appendix A, Appendix B, Appendix C, etc. Appendices are placed after the reference page.
Provide at least 5 high quality references (e.g., USDHHS, WHO) in correct APA format. All sources of information/data must be published in the last five years.
Correctly cite all sources of information that are used according to APA format.