Definition of epidemiology - ANSWER-Epidemiology is the study of community health and

T/F: Epidemiologic studies are applied to the control of health problems in individuals. -

ANSWER-FALSE

What aspects characterize the epidemiological approach to a problem? - ANSWER-1.Quantification: Counting of cases and construction of tables that show variation of diseases by time, place, and person

2. Special Vocabulary: Like epidemic and epidemic frequency of disease

3. Interdisciplinary Composition: Draws from all sorts of fields

Definition of epidemiology - ANSWER-Epidemiology is the study of community health and social problems using investigative techniques to find the manifestations of many infectious and non-infectious diseases. These include the mechanism of delivery and causes of diseases, morbidity, injuries, disability trends, and mortality in various populations. The field of study is the "behind-the-scenes" prime force of investigation to gather information about these mechanisms and manifestations for preventative medicine and education. This investigative research is translated for public information internationally via the World Health Organization (WHO), domestically via the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and locally via County Health Departments.

How would the clinical and epidemiology descriptions of a disease be similar; be different? - ANSWER-The clinical descriptions of diseases would state the disease with the goal to diagnose listing the signs and symptoms associated with it in patients for the development of their plan of treatment/care; whereas the epidemiologic description would include the demographics associated with the disease (i.e., which age groups are typically affected, time/ geographic trends, etc.). They are similar in some ways, but the primary difference is that clinical descriptions aim to diagnosis/ treat after infliction and the epidemiologic descriptions aim to determine the cause, effect, and study trends for prevention.

Explain the statement that epidemiology is interdisciplinary in content - ANSWER-The complexity of epidemiology's scope reaches different disciplines as it is the basis where these disciplines rely on to gather the scientific data found from research. The data gathered from epidemiologists effect the techniques and methods from many disciplines reaching

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