单词 | epidemiography |
释义 | epidemiographyn. Now somewhat rare. Originally: the description of epidemics or an epidemic disease, esp. from a historical perspective; an instance of this. In later use also: the study of the frequency, distribution, and causative factors of infectious diseases and other health-related conditions in a population (= epidemiology n.).Cf. slightly earlier epidemiographist n. ΚΠ 1857 R. Dunglison Med. Lexicon (rev. ed.) 344/1 Epidemiography, a history or description of epidemics. 1875 Boston Med. & Surg. Jrnl. 21 Oct. 477 They have presented a contribution to epidemiography which medical men and sanitary authorities especially will do well to have at hand. 1922 Ecology 3 5 Street dust is a very far-reaching factor in epidemiography. 1938 Brit. Med. Jrnl. 10 Dec. 1213/1 An important contribution has recently been made to the epidemiology and epidemiography of cholera as exemplified by its behaviour in Russia. 1992 J. W. Wilesmith in S. B. Prusiner et al. Prion Dis. Humans & Animals xxii. 243 (heading) Bovine spongiform encephalopathy: a brief epidemiography. 2004 Emerging Infectious Dis. 10 793/1 The variation profile [of the SARS coronavirus] was closely correlated with epidemiography; e.g. patients 3–8 were infected in one hospital. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2022). < n.1857 |
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