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INTRODUCTION- Epidemiology is the basis of preventive and social medicine . It is health related
decipline and directly applicable to community health and community health nursing. It not only helps to
understand the health and disease concept, their determinants but also help in planning , implementing and
evaluating health services.
DEFINITION :-
1. Epidemiology is derived from the Greek word Epi[upon], demo[the people],logos[study] thus it
means the knowledge and study of any thing that comes upon or affect people.
2. Epidemiology is the study of various factor and conditions that determine the occurance and
distribution of health, disease, defect, disability and death among groups of individuals.
3. NATURAL HISTORY OF DISEASE
1. Pre-pathogenesis stage/phase
2. /Pathogenesis stage/phase
1. Primordial prevention
2. Primary prevention
3. Secondary prevention
4. Tertiary prevention
EPIDEMIOLOGICAL APPROACH
The Epidemiological Approach to problems of health and disease is based on two major foundations.
a) asking questions
b) making comparison
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