Topic 2 (p2)- Intro to Epidemiology

Question 1

Public health

Answer 1

is a multidisciplinary field whose goal is to promote the health of the population through organised community efforts

Question 2

Epidemiology

Answer 2

is the study of the distribution and determinants of disease frequency in human population sand the application of this study to control health problems

Question 3

Epidemiology objectives:

Answer 3

1. study the natural course of disease from onset to resolution
2. determine the extent of disease in a population
3. identify patterns and trends in disease occurrence
4. identify the causes of disease
5. evaluate the effectiveness of measures that prevent and treat disease

Question 4

John Graunt

Answer 4

summarised pattern of morality in 17th-century London

Question 5

James Lind

Answer 5

used experimental study to discover cause and prevention of scurvy

Question 6

William Farr

Answer 6

pioneered wide range of activities during the mid-19th century (still used by modern epidemiologists)

Question 7

John Snow

Answer 7

showed that cholera was transmitted bye faecal contamination of drinking water