Question

True or False? Epidemiology involves studying only infectious communicable disease, not events like injury, obesity, mental health disorders, seat belt use, etc.

Answer 1

Answer- False

Epidemiology now widely used to describe not only epidemic diseases but also to describe many non diseases, health related conditions such as depression, obesity etc.

Epidemiology is the study and analysis of distribution and determinants of health and disease in a specified population. Epidemiological information is mainly used to plan and evaluate the measures to prevent diseases as well as to guide in management of condition in whom the disease has already affected.

5 W’s in epidemiology

What- diagnosis

Who-person ( in whom it is affected)

Where- place

When- Time

Why/ how-causes , risk factors, modes of transmission

Major areas in Epidemiology

Some of the areas in epidemiology are as foll

1.Environmental epidemiology

2.Forensic epidemiology

3.Occupational epidemiology

4.Clinical epidemiology

5.Infectious disease epidemiology

6. Epidemiology of aging

7. Cardiovascular epidemiology

8.Genetic epidemiology

9. Neuro psychiatric epidemiology

10. Nutritional epidemiology

11.Paediatric epidemiology

12. Perinatal epidemiology