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epidemiology

[ep-i-dee-mee-ol-uh-jee, -dem-ee-] / ˌɛp ɪˌdi miˈɒl ə dʒi, -ˌdɛm i- /
NOUN
public health
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"I'm not particularly worried there will be much onward spread of hantavirus," Jennifer Nuzzo, a professor of epidemiology at Brown University in the United States, wrote on Bluesky.

From Barron's • May 13, 2026

Students have received less rigorous preclinical education in genetics, biochemistry and epidemiology.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026

"These very intense exposures of particulates have immediate impacts on the lungs," added Anna Hansell, professor of environmental epidemiology at the University of Leicester.

From BBC • Mar. 10, 2026

"Most gene-mapping tools can show which genes move together, but they can't tell which genes are actually driving the changes," said Dabao Zhang, co-corresponding author and professor of epidemiology and biostatistics.

From Science Daily • Feb. 15, 2026

Even Adah, who’s becoming an expert in tropical epidemiology and strange new viruses.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver




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