Plagues and Public Health: Epidemiology and Society since 1800 ((3))

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Epidemiology is "the branch of medicine which deals with the incidence, distribution, and possible control of diseases and other factors relating to health." This History course will survey the societal factors and events that influenced epidemiology's development and will explore the cultural, political, religious, demographic, economic and ethical impact that public health agencies have had on an increasingly globalizing society from the 19th century to the present with occasional references to earlier periods.