Epidemiology. Textbook for medical and preventive faculties. Ed. Zueva L.P.

The textbook presents a modern presentation of epidemiology as a science that studies the patterns of the occurrence and spread of any pathological conditions among people and developing measures to combat diseases.

Particular attention is paid to the population epidemiological methods used to identify the causes of the occurrence and spread of infectious and non -infectious diseases. The latest methodological techniques of epidemiology (epidemiological diagnostics) are considered in detail, including their practical implementation.

for the first time, a detailed characteristic of the epidemiological supervision system of diseases is given.

The textbook is written in accordance with the program for epidemiology approved by the Ministry of Health of Russia, and is intended for students of medical and preventive faculties of medical universities.