- Define epidemiology
- List uses of epidemiology
1) Define epidemiology :-
It is a study of distribution & determinants of health related states & events
in populations, & application of this study to control health problems.
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2) List uses of epidemiology:-
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TERM DISEASE | DEFINITION | EXAMPLE |
EPIDEMIC | Unusual occurrence in a community or region of disease | RTA |
ENDEMIC | Constant presence of a disease or infectious agent within a geographic area | Dengue |
SPORADIC | Scattered about; cases occur irregularly, haphazardly from time to time | Sars |
PANDEMIC | Epidemic affecting a large proportion of the population | cholera, influenza ,bird flu, |
ZOONOSIS | Infection or infectious disease transmissible from vertebrate animals to man | Rabies, plague, bovine |
NOSOCOMIAL INFECTION | Hospital acquired infection is an infection originating in a patient while in hospital | Fever, Cough |
EXOTIC | Diseases are imported into a country in which they do not otherwise occur | RABIES IN UK |
2) List uses of epidemiology:-
1.To study historically the rise & fall of disease in the population.
2.Community diagnosis.(process of identifying diseases)
3.Planning & evaluation.(solution)
4.Evaluation of individual’s risks & chances.
5.Syndrome identification(diagnostic techniques)
6.Completing the natural history of disease.
7.Searching for causes & risk factors.
8.Prevention of diseases.
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