Disease Detectives
2026 season
Type: Study
Divisions: B, C
Participants: Up to 2
Approx. Time: 50 minutes
Allowed Resources: See current‑year rules; policies vary by event and season.
Applied epidemiology: study designs, surveillance, outbreak investigation and interpretation of public health data.
- Case definitions; epidemic curves; attack rates; R0
- Bias/confounding; sensitivity/specificity; predictive values
- Study designs: cohort, case-control, cross-sectional, randomized trials
Allowed materials: Usually notes/binder allowed. Non-graphing calculator commonly allowed; verify current rules.
Official references
Sample notesheet
Download a printable, rule-compliant sample notesheet. Customize with your notes.
Study roadmap
- Summarize outbreak investigation 10-step protocol
- Drill calculations (risk, odds ratio, rate ratios) with practice sets
- Interpret epi curves and 2x2 tables quickly under time limits