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Life of an Epidemiologist

MI 1.4.3

What is Epidemiology

  • Epidemiology - a medical science that studies the distribution and determinants of diseases and disorders in a population.
  • What does an epidemiologist do?
It's a branch of public health that aims to control and limit the spread of disease and other health problems. This is often done by tracking the rate of illnesses within a population.

Types of Epidemiological Studies

Case-Control (Retrospective) Study

Cohort (Prospective) Study

  • Looking into the past
  • 2 groups of people are studied/compared
  • Those who do have the disease (case subjects)
  • Those who don’t have the disease (control subjects)
  • Study the effect BEFORE learning the cause
  • Looking into the future
  • Follows a population that is exposed to something over time to determine the potential effects.
  • Allows us to study risk factors

Effect Cause

Cause Effect

Studying Trends