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Epidemiology
[ep-i-dee-mee-ol-uh-jee]
pronunciation
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Etymology
Epi (upon)
The word “epidemiology” originates from the Greek words;
Demos (people)
Logy (study of)
(The study of the origin of words)
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DefinitionMerriam-Webster:
1 : a branch of medical science that deals with the incidence, distribution, and control of disease in a population
2 : the sum of the factors controlling the presence or absence of a disease or pathogen
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Definition
Epidemiology is the study of the distribution and determinants of health related states or events in specified populations, and the application of this study to control health problems.
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Definition
Epidemiology is the study of the distribution and determinants of health related states or events in specified populations, and the application of this study to control health problems.
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Definition
Epidemiology is the study of the distribution and determinants of health related states or events in specified populations, and the application of this study to control health problems.
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Definition
Epidemiology is the study of the distribution and determinants of health related states or events in specified populations, and the application of this study to control health problems.
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Definition
Epidemiology is the study of the distribution and determinants of health related states or events in specified populations, and the application of this study to control health problems.
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Definition
Epidemiology is the study of the distribution and determinants of health related states or events in specified populations, and the application of this study to control health problems.
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What is Epidemiology?• The “basic science” and “backbone” of public health• A powerful tool for studying community health
conditions• The practice of “population medicine”• An interdisciplinary field that draws from the social,
behavioral & mathematical sciences as well as from the medical fields of toxicology, pathology, genetics, microbiology and clinical medicine
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Scope of Epidemiology
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Scope of Epidemiology• As defined by disease;
– Infectious disease– Cardiovascular disease– Cancer– Reproductive disease– Chronic disease– Psychiatric disease
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Scope of Epidemiology• As defined by exposure;
– Environmental Epidemiology– Behavioral Epidemiology– Nutritional Epidemiology– Pharmacoepidemiology– Injury Epidemiology
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Historical Antecedents of Epidemiology
• The wrath of the gods• Miasma• Humors• Germs• Etiologic agents• Determinants
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Foundations of Epidemiology
Dr. John Snow
The “Father of Epidemiology”