EPIDEMIOLOGY 501 QUIZ #1 (Exam #1, Mid term Exam) 2023 WITH VERIFIED SOLUTIONS

Epidemiology definition The study of the distribution and determinants of disease frequency in human populations and the application of this study to the control of health problems. Health A state of complete physical, mental, and social well being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity Population A group of people with a common characteristic, aggregation of individuals Medicine Concerned with individuals Epidemiology Concerned with populations Disease Frequency How often disease occurs in a population Epidemic Any disease occurring at a greater frequency than usually expected Disease Determinants Factors that bring about change in a person's health John Graunt ()First Epidemiology and demographer. Wrote the weekly "Bills of Mortality." (List of baptisms and deaths by cause). First estimate of the population of London, first life table summarizing patterns of mortality and survival, first reports of time trends for various diseases,adjusting for population size Edward Jenner (), interested in preventing smallpox. Observed smallpox did not affect dairy maids who had been infected by cowpox. Administered first vaccination Variolation administering material taken from smallpox patients to healthy individuals.