Preferred Term:
epidemiology
Definition:
The study of the various factors influencing the occurrence, distribution, prevention, and control of disease, injury, and other health-related events in a defined population.
Concept Schemes:
NALT Full
NALT Core
NALT Core
Broader Concept:
Narrower Concepts:
- disease vectors
- cross contamination
- burden of disease
- vectorial capacity
- seroprevalence
- epidemiological studies
- familial incidence
- disease prevalence
- vector competence
- disease severity
- disease transmission
- vector-borne diseases
- disease outbreaks
- disease resurgence
- molecular epidemiology
- disease incidence
- pathogenicity
- tropical diseases
- pathogen survival
- disease occurrence
- seroconversion
- disease reservoirs
Entry Terms:
- epizootiology
URI:
https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/149
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