epidemiological
Concerning disease spread
Epidemiological means relating to epidemiology—the study of how diseases spread and can be controlled in populations.
The term appears in medical and public health contexts: epidemiological studies, epidemiological data, epidemiological surveillance.
During disease outbreaks, epidemiological investigation traces patterns of transmission: The epidemiological evidence pointed to contaminated water.
Disease-causing microorganism
- infectionPathogen invasion causing illness
- virusMicroscopic infectious agent
- bacteriaNucleus-free single-celled organisms
- morbidityDisease occurrence rate
mortality · transmission · vector · host · incubation · zoonosis · reservoir · parasite
Gathered group nearby
- incidenceRate of occurrence
- prevalenceState of being widespread
- surgeSudden powerful increase
- waveOscillating motion through medium
resurgence · contact tracing · superspreader · hotspot · containment · notification · alert · threshold
Systematic observation of subjects
- cohortGroup sharing circumstances
- cross-sectionalCut through perpendicularly
- longitudinalAlong the longer dimension
- randomizedArranged by chance
observational · sampling · bias · confounding · relative risk · confidence interval · p-value · regression
Administered immunity booster
- immunizationProtective medical injection
- quarantineIsolation preventing disease transmission
- isolationComplete separation from others
- prophylaxisPreventive medical treatment
screening · herd immunity · ring vaccination · barrier methods · elimination · eradication · mitigation · intervention
Statistical population category
- stratificationDivision into distinct levels
- subgroupSmaller division within larger
- exposureState of being unprotected
- determinantsWhat decides outcomes
distribution · frequency · patterns · health disparities · social determinants
pathogen
Disease-causing microorganism
- infectionPathogen invasion causing illness
- virusMicroscopic infectious agent
- bacteriaNucleus-free single-celled organisms
morbidity · mortality · transmission · vector · host · incubation · zoonosis · reservoir · parasite · fungus
cluster
Gathered group nearby
- incidenceRate of occurrence
- prevalenceState of being widespread
- surgeSudden powerful increase
wave · resurgence · contact tracing · superspreader · hotspot · containment · notification · alert · threshold · curve
surveillance
Systematic observation of subjects
- cohortGroup sharing circumstances
- cross-sectionalCut through perpendicularly
- longitudinalAlong the longer dimension
randomized · observational · sampling · bias · confounding · relative risk · confidence interval · p-value · regression · meta-analysis
vaccination
Administered immunity booster
- immunizationProtective medical injection
- quarantineIsolation preventing disease transmission
- isolationComplete separation from others
prophylaxis · screening · herd immunity · ring vaccination · barrier methods · elimination · eradication · mitigation · intervention · risk reduction
demographic
Statistical population category
- stratificationDivision into distinct levels
- subgroupSmaller division within larger
- exposureState of being unprotected
determinants · distribution · frequency · patterns · health disparities · social determinants
epidemiologicalclinical
Emotionally detached, medically precise
individual · personal · individualized · anecdotal · biographical
epidemiologicalexperimental
Testing new methods
laboratory · mechanistic · clinical · therapeutic · interventional