An epidemiologist has written a summary of a food poisoning outbreak,

An epidemiologist has written a summary of a food poisoning outbreak, including its cause and ways to prevent it from occurring in the future. Which of the following best describes what has been done?

a. Analytic epidemiology
b. Descriptive epidemiology
c. Prospective cohort study
d. Retrospective cross-sectional survey

ESSAYBID ANSWER

ANS: B
There are two principal types of epidemiology: (1) analytic epidemiology and (2) descriptive epidemiology. Descriptive epidemiology describes the amount and distribution of disease, which may suggest possible causes. These causes can then be confirmed or corrected through more advanced methods of research.