Definition: The scientific study of epidemic disease.
Pronunciation: ep-i-deem-ee-ol-o-geeAudio Link
Examples:
Cambridge University did a study of at-risk individuals in Feline Immunodeficiency Virus epidemiology.
Epidemiology
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