[MLUG - DISCUSSION] What is Epidemiology?

["Brent Deterding" <EMAIL:PROTECTED>]

I know Mike is a professor of this - but never knew what exactly is is. The
web page up at Univ of MN basically says it is the study and analysis of
disease prevention and health promotion. http://www.epi.umn.edu/

So Mike - I have some questions :)

Do you use difference equations in analyzing the spread of disease? It would
seem you need a bunch of ppl with PHDs in Math who are also MDs?

You have a PHD is Psychology, correct? So I take it you focus on mental
disease as it affects entire populations? Kind of like macro-psychology?

So, do places like the CDC work with departments like yours to estimate the
spread of disease?

Do departments such as yours spearhead efforts to develop solutions to
prevent disease? I heard of one recently called Sadiz (spelling is mangled)
which uses sunlight and a plastic bottle to make water drinkable and
dramatically reduce water-borne disease.

Any random strange factoids you can spit out that a non-Epidemiologist might
find interesting?

Thanks! I like to know these things - it keeps parties interesting :) <--
for me at least

-- Brent

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