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Epidemiology is the study of disease

which focuses on protecting entire
communities or populations, rather than
an individual.Epidemiology is an area of
specialization in public health. It is an
interdisciplinary field of medical science,
concerned with the study of the factors
that may cause various types of health
ailments to a particular community or the
general public. To be more specific,
Epidemiology is the study and control of

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As an epidemiologist, one may perform research

in laboratories, investigate outbreaks of new
diseases, and educate individuals about the
harmful factors that influence personal health.
They inspect how a disease affects the
inhabitants in a certain place, the emergence of
viruses in a specific geographical area, or track
the
occurrence
of
a
certain
ailments.
Epidemiologists spend much of their time
collecting data and then analyzing it. This will
include the use of observations, surveys,
personal interviews, blood samples and other
human tissue samples to discover what is
causing the spread of disease. Once they

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The average pay for an Epidemiologist is Rs

600,000 per year.

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Department of Epidemiology, The Tamil

Nadu Dr. M.G.R. Medical
University,Chennai , Tamil Nadu.
Department of Veterinary Epidemiology and
Preventive Medicine, West Bengal
University of Animal and Fishery
Sciences,Kolkata / Calcutta , West Bengal.
Public Health Foundation of India-Delhi,New
Delhi , Delhi NCR.