Epidemiology (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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  1. the study, assessment, and analysis of public health concerns in a given population; the tracking of patterns and effects of diseases, environmental toxins, natural disasters, violence, terrorist attacks, etc.: Without the profiles gleaned through epidemiology, our health agencies would be at a terrible loss when something like COVID-19 emerges.
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  1. the branch of medical science concerned with the occurrence, transmission, and control of epidemic diseases
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