Iceberg concept of disease gives an idea about disease in a community. We can have an understanding of 10 percent of the visible clinical cases and 90 percent of the invisible undiagnosed cases in the community. This 90 percent poses a great challenge for doctors, epidemiologists, social workers and other allied healthcare professionals.

1. ICEBERG CONCEPT OF
DISEASE
Prepared by
Georgie Antony MSW
Dept of Social Work
SB College, Changanasserry

3. What??
did you
notice!!!

4. Iceberg

5. Iceberg : ### facts %%%
Only 10 % is visible.
Up to 90 % of an iceberg is below
the surface.

6. Iceberg of Disease : CONCEPT
Disease in a community may be compared
with an iceberg.
The floating tip of the iceberg is what the
physician sees in the community, i.e. clinical
cases.
The vast submerged portion of the iceberg is
the hidden mass of disease, i.e. latent, in
apparent, pre-symptomatic and undiagnosed

7. Iceberg of Disease

8. ”Tip of the Iceberg”

9. Iceberg of Disease : HIV/AIDS

10. Iceberg of Disease : HIV/AIDS contd.

11. Iceberg of
Disease :
Tuberculosis
(TB)

12. Use of Iceberg Concept in Disease Control

13. Reference(s)
Park, K. (2015). Preventive and Social Medicine (23rd Edition). Jabalpur:
Bhanot Publication.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kxthYndxv5c
https://www.cdc.gov/tb/publications/infographic/default.htm
https://www.slideshare.net/BirendraShrestha/living-aids-free
https://slideplayer.com/slide/7611454/
https://penlighten.com/meaning-origin-of-idiom-tip-of-iceberg
https://www.slideshare.net/AbhishekJoshi151/levels-of-prevention-
86567284
http://www.sirlin.net/articles/balancing-multiplayer-games-part-4-intuition
https://www.icn.ch/news/nurses-play-key-role-heath-all-everyone-
everywhere
http://communitymedicineunlimited.blogspot.com/2013/01/iceberg-
phenomenon-of-disease.html

14. ThankYou!!!