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what was Daniel Bernoulli’s contribution to epidemiology? Can you explain something else he is famous for regarding fluids?
He is a swiss mathematician and physicist. He is famous for Bernoulli's theory states that an increase in the speed of a fluid occurs at the same time as a decrease in static pressure or a decrease in the potential energy of the fluid. Based on this theory he contributed to the invention of the carburetor and the airplane wing.
His epdimogoical contribution is his mathematical model which can be used in understanding of the mechanism of transmission of a disease, a prediction of the future expansion of infection, and, of course, control over the spread of the disease.
In 1760, Daniel Bernoulli, attempting to prove the efficacy of inoculation against Smallpox, published the first epidemiological model; he found that life expectancy improved in the general population due to the use of inoculation against Smallpox. He initiated the use of epidemiological models to tackle the spread of not only Smallpox but also malaria, AIDS, SARS, measles, cholera, and so on.