Sort of... it's the study of health and illness of populations, and is the basis of logic used in interventional preventive medicine and public health. They do study epidemics, but there's more to it than that.
It is the study of diseases (epidemics) as they affect and relate to groups of people and populations as a whole, rather than on an individual basis.
In epidemics epi- stands for /about the people/ Epidemy of a particular portion (area) of people. But to understand "EPI" well read the following: epi [-dē′mē·ol′əjē] Greek Word, epi(means around, on, for, over, about) + demos (means people), logos (means science) Epidemilogy :The branch of medicine that deals with the study of the causes, distribution, and control of disease in populations. Importance of 'epi' here is Around the people, For the people, about the people
That branch of science which treats of epidemics.
The Epidemics was created in 1986.
One of the most common epidemics is influenza. Other epidemics include: plague, measles, smallpox, HIV/AIDS, SARS, and meningitis.
When you say "epidemics" do you mean the ten plagues?
Roughly you can think of it this way: population explosion allows more epidemics (or worse epidemics) due to the ease of the virus or diseases to spread
N. meningitidis is the only organism that can cause epidemics of meningitis.
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Epidemics are dangerous because they are incredibly lethal and contagious. They can wipe out entire communities within days.
A physician who specializes in epidemics.
Conventional epidemiology is the branch of epidemiology that focuses on the study of the distribution and determinants of health and disease in populations. It involves investigating patterns of disease occurrence, risk factors, and disease outcomes to inform public health actions and interventions. Conventional epidemiology relies on observational studies, surveillance systems, and statistical methods to understand and control diseases.