Definition of Epidemiology

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Epidemiology

The study of the distribution and determinants of health related states or events in populations, and the application of this study to control health problems.

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Frequency

Number of health events that occurred in the size of a population

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Pattern

The occurrence of health events by person, place, or time

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Descriptive Epidemiology

Characterizing health events based on person, place, and time

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Determinants

Causes/other factors that influence the occurrence of disease/health related events

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Communicable Diseases

Diseases that are spread from person to person (i.e COVID)

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Noncommunicable Diseases

Non-transmissible diseases that are specific to a person (i.e heart problems)

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Health-related states/events

Anything that affects the well-being of a population

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Disease

A wide range of health-related states/events that are studied