This document provides requirements for an epidemiology paper that analyzes a communicable disease. Students must choose a communicable disease, describe it thoroughly including causes, transmission, symptoms, treatment and complications. They must discuss the population most affected by the disease and the determinants of health related to it. Students must also identify the epidemiologic triad of host, agent, and environmental factors for the disease and discuss the role of public health nurses in finding, reporting, collecting, analyzing data, and following up on the disease. The paper requires a minimum of three references and 1250 words in APA format.