Epidemiologists investigate the distribution or patterns of health events in populations in order to characterize health outcome
s in terms of____________.a. Descriptive epidemiology: seeking to describe the occurrence of a disease in terms of person, place, and time- tells us patterns of health eventsb. Determinants of health events: (the how and why): factors and exposures, characteristics, behaviors, and contexts that determine (or influence) the patterns: individuals, relational, social, etc.c. Analytic epidemiology: focus on investigation of causes and associations
Answer: Determinants of health events: (the how and why): factors and exposures, characteristics, behaviors, and contexts that determine (or influence) the patterns: individuals, relational, social, etc.
Explanation: Epidemiologists investigate determinants of health events. How the disease came into existence, the factors affecting it transmission (both biotic and abiotic). Characters of the causative organisms and vector. The effects of disease on individuals (pathology), its distribution, and control.
