EPIDEMIOLOGY
Prof. Dr. K. Serdar DİKER
Ankara University Veterinary Faculty Department of Microbiology
Kaynak: Prof. Dr. K.Serdar DİKER, Veteriner Epidemiyoloji,
Öğrenci Ders Notları, Ankara 1993
Epidemiology. Meaning of the word
The epidemic, which affects a large number of individuals, Epidemic
Epidemiology = Epidemia (epidemic) + logy
Epidemic (adjective)
It is a rapid and diffuse distribution through infections that affects many individuals at the same time in a region or population.
Common
Epidemic (name)
Rapid and widespread epidemic of infectious disease
Rapid spread, reproduction, growth or development
Epidemiology. Meaning of the word
Etymologically
Epi-demio-logy Epi = on, inside
Demos = community, population Logos = process a tile
Epidemiyoloji (human)
Veterinary epidemiology (epizootiyology)
Today both are used synonymously
DEFINITION OF EPIDEMIOLOGY
In the population
The frequency of diseases, Distribution of diseases
The factors affecting the disease formation,
The science that determines goals and methods for the control and protection of these diseases
What does an epidemiologist do?
Field research,
Complex laboratory techniques, and
Using advanced statistical methods,
The etiology of the disease,
The spread of the disease (geographical, ecological, etc.)
The pathways of the disease, and
Defines the methods of prevention and control of the disease.
Before; tuberculosis, influenza (influenza) and cholera
Today; cancer, heart disease, other affecting mass diseases
