Epidemiology and Public Health

Epidemiology of Infections

Infectious Disease Epidemiology is a concise reference for practising epidemiologists, as well as a thorough understanding of basic concepts critical to understanding specialist areas of infectious disease epidemiology for trainee readers. Infectious disease epidemiology is the practical science concerned with reducing the impact of the pathogens on public health. Because pathogens and their hosts have both evolved, growth in biology is important for understanding the nature of their interactions for fitness, as well as for resolving the history of pathogen transmission. Whereas molecular data can define strains and the genetic variation that serves as the raw material for natural selection.Recent advancements in the growth in biology, particularly in the rapid determination of sequence data, are bringing it closer to the clinic.