PHC 4030 Chapter One: Epidemiology 101 Textbook Summary
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By the end of this chapter you will be able to: define the term epidemiology. Epidemiology is the study of the control of health problems in populations, such as diseases, morbidity, injuries, disability, and mortality: describe two ways in which epidemiology may be considered a liberal arts discipline. Epidemiology is a low tech discipline, relying more heavily on applicable skills such as critical thinking and the scientific method. It also delves into social sciences when gathering data from subgroups: state the difference between description and analysis in epidemiology, name three important landmarks in the history of epidemiology, list three uses of epidemiology. Consider three examples of infectious disease outbreaks and how they exemplify challenges to epidemiology. The examples are ebola virus hemorrhagic fever, zika virus disease, and foodborne illnesses. Ebola virus is spread through direct contact with blood or bodily fluids. After outbreak exploded in 2014 epidemiologic methods brought the outbreak under control.
