Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Epidemiology and Public Health

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Epidemiology is the study and analysis of the patterns, causes and effects of health science  and the disease conditions in defined populations. The word epidemiology is a  Greek word,   Epi meaning "on or upon," demos, meaning "people," and logos, meaning "the study of”.Epidemiology is a tool for public health action to promote and protect the public's health. it is a quantitative discipline built on a working knowledge of the probability, statistics, and sound research methods. The focus of the Division of Epidemiology in the Department of Population Health is to gain new understanding of the inter-relationship of genetic and environmental factors impacting on human health, providing the scientific basis for translation of this knowledge to public health action.