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| pidemiology is a science that focuses on
the prevention of disease in |
| human populations. Epidemiologists
are medical scientists who study |
| why disease originates, how
diseases work inside the body, how they pass |
| between people and how they
spread through populations. These scientists |
| work to understand the cause
of disease. They use statistics to identify |
| and measure patterns of human
disease occurrence in populations in |
| order to provide scientific
data to local, state, and federal agencies. |
| Epidemiologists can be broken
down into three groups: applied, research |
| and clinical. Applied
epidemiologists usually work in communities where |
| there is prevalent disease.
They evaluate the disease outbreak and |
| construct programs for
effective prevention, intervention, and control |
| of these diseases.
Research epidemiologists study infectious and chronic |
| diseases that can affect the
entire body, attempting to eradicate or control |
| these diseases. Clinical
epidemiologists work primarily as consultants for |
| hospitals. They inform
the medical staff of infectious outbreaks and provide |
| containment solutions. |
