Epidemiology

Question 1

What is Epidemiology?

Answer 1

Epidemiology is the study of how often diseases occur in different groups of people and why.
The method used to find causes of health outcomes and diseases in populations.

Question 2

Why is epidemiology important>

Answer 2

It helps us to understand where the diseases originate and who it is most likely to impact,
It helps to control the spread.

Question 3

Epidemiology - Where is it used?

Answer 3

it is used in assessing communities health & making decisions for ‘evidence-based’ medical intervention.

Question 4

Role of WHO

Answer 4

World Health Organisation (WHO)
Promote health, keep the world safe & serve the vulnerable.
Contains classifications of diseases.

Question 5

Role of CDC

Answer 5

Centre for disease control and prevention (CDC)
Protect US from health, safety and security threats.
Classification of diseases

Question 6

What information do these websites hold?

Answer 6

They hold information about the classification of diseases.
Infectious/non-infectious
Acute/chronic
They have categories on health topics, news, data, programs, travellers health.

Question 7

How does epidemiology help populations, socioeconomic, climate?

Answer 7

Based on the data they collect, epidemiologists can make decisions about who in specific areas will be affected by specific diseases that arise.

Question 8

Why is it important that epidemiologists collect data

Answer 8

This means they can make predictions about treatments and the diseases that are being shared.