Spot maps are used for a disease in Epidemiology for depiction of:-
SPOT-MAPS:- Depict geographical/ local distribution of a disease or health condition in a defined place and time. Helps in localizing the source of infection locally in a geographical area. Used by John Snow to localize source of Asiatic Cholera in London. JOHN SNOW - FATHER OF EPIDEMIOLOGY/ Modern epidemiology.
Local distributions
Rural-urban variations
National variations
International variations
Epidemiology