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Epidemiology is the study of disease any disease, as a mass phenomenon (greenwood 1934) Epidemiology is the study of the distribution and determinants of disease prevalence in man. (macmohan 1960)

AGENT FACTOR
Biological Agents Nutrient Agents Physical Agent Chemical Agent Mechanical Agent

HOST FACTORS
Age & Sex Hereditary Nutrition Occupation Custom and Habits Human Behavior

ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS
Physical Environment Biological Environment Social Environment

EPIDEMIOLOGY AND NURSING

Participate in early diagnosis and treatment Notification of certain specific diseases Trace the contacts, keep them under surveillance Identify source of infection, method of spread of infection Heath education of people in general

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