ACCTG 1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: William Farr, Epidemiological Method, Industrial Revolution
Document Summary
Appreciate the role of epidemiology and quantitative methods in the study and control of diseases in populations . Understand the concepts of multi -factorial disorder and the web of causation. Understand the concepts of endemic stability, outbreak, epidemic and pandemic . Provide a basic description of the temporal and spatial patterns of disease in a population. The study of diseases, productivity, and welfare in animal populations. It is used to: describe the frequency of disease, understand how disease, productivity, and welfare are affected by the interaction of different factors or determinants. An understanding of the factors affecting the health of populations is the foundation of interventions aimed at controlling or preventing diseases in populations. Holistic (broad) approach to animal health and disease. Early epidemiology: from hippocrates to 1800 1830. Clinical observations acknowledging the importance of circumstances and environment of cases. Use of death counts and comparison of rates.
