1. What the heck is epidemiology?
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Epidemiology
What the heck is epidemiology?
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What is epidemiology?
How a disease is distributed in a population of people
What are the three main categories of epidemiological clues?
Person
Place
Time
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3. What is the relationship between epidemiology and hypotheses?
What is a hypothesis?
It is an educated guess
What is the relationship between epidemiology and hypotheses?
epidemiological clues provide evidence for formulating hypotheses

4. Movies that demonstrate the use of epidemiology
Outbreak
And the Band Played On
A Civil Action
Movies that demonstrate
the use of epidemiology

5. What if a disease were caused by “whistles”?
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What if a disease were caused by “whistles”?
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6. Who might be likely to get the disease?
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Who might be likely to get the disease?
Lifeguards
Referees
Policemen
Coaches
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7. Where would the disease most likely occur?
Pools
Gymnasiums
Sporting events

8. When would the disease most likely occur?
Hot days
School days
Summer

9. Epidemiology can explain:
Why some people become sick and others do not
Why sickness occurs in some places and not in others
Why sickness occurs at some times and not others.

10. How do you become an epidemiologist?
Schooling
Take advanced math and science classes in high school
Bachelors degree in pre-med, biology, or medical technology
Masters degree in epidemiology
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11. What is the average salary for an epidemiologist?
Between $44,000 and $72,000.

12. Who should become an epidemiologist?
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Who should become an epidemiologist?
People who are interested in the field of health science
People who are naturally curious
Those who are organized and particular
Those who are committed
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