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EPIDEMIOLOGY
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Epidemiology is the study of the
distribution and determinants of health-
related states or events (including
disease), and the application of this study
to the control of diseases and other
health problems.
- WHO
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Epidemiology
noun ep·i·de·mi·ol·o·gy \ˌe-pə-ˌdē-mē-ˈä-lə-jē, -
ˌde-mē-\
medical : the study of how disease spreads and
can be controlled.
- Merriam-Webster Dictionary
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The Chain of Infection
Infection can only spread when the conditions are
right – we call this set of conditions the 'chain of
infection'.
Think of the conditions as links in a chain – when all
the links are connected, infection spreads. More
importantly, 'breaking the chain' at any point stops
infection from spreading. Our infection control
processes and procedures all aim to break the chain
of infection.
EPIDEMIOLOGY
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Epidemiology is the study of the
distribution and determinants of health-
related states or events (including
disease), and the application of this study
to the control of diseases and other
health problems.
- WHO
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Epidemiology
noun ep·i·de·mi·ol·o·gy \ˌe-pə-ˌdē-mē-ˈä-lə-jē, -
ˌde-mē-\
medical : the study of how disease spreads and
can be controlled.
- Merriam-Webster Dictionary
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The Chain of Infection
Infection can only spread when the conditions are
right – we call this set of conditions the 'chain of
infection'.
Think of the conditions as links in a chain – when all
the links are connected, infection spreads. More
importantly, 'breaking the chain' at any point stops
infection from spreading. Our infection control
processes and procedures all aim to break the chain
of infection.
