BIOLOGY IN HUMAN WELFARE
HUMAN HEALTH AND DISEASE
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epidemiology
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toxicology
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biology
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pathology
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Detailed explanation-1: -Epidemiology is the method used to find the causes of health outcomes and diseases in populations. In epidemiology, the patient is the community and individuals are viewed collectively.
Detailed explanation-2: -Epidemiology is the study of the distribution and determinants of health-related states or events in specified populations, and the application of this study to the control of health problems (1). Key terms in this definition reflect some of the important principles of epidemiology.
Detailed explanation-3: -Pathology: The Clinical Description of Human Disease-PMC.
Detailed explanation-4: -Epidemiology is the study of the determinants, occurrence, and distribution of health and disease in a defined population. Infection is the replication of organisms in host tissue, which may cause disease. A carrier is an individual with no overt disease who harbors infectious organisms.