An epidemiologist wants to know what caused severe diarrhea and vomiting in several people at a local banquet. Which of the following principles is being applied in this situation?
a. Descriptive epidemiology
b. Analytic epidemiology
c. Distribution
d. Determinants
ANS: B
Analytic epidemiology is directed toward understanding the etiology of the disease. Descriptive epidemiology seeks to describe the occurrence of a disease in terms of person, place, and time. Distribution describes who has the disease and where and when the disease occurs. Determinants are the factors, exposures, characteristics, and behaviors that determine patterns of disease, which may be individual, relational, social, communal, or environmental.
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