NRS 428 - Epidemiology of Influenza.

NRS 428 - Epidemiology of Influenza/NRS 428 - Epidemiology of Influenza. In the midst of a global pandemic created by a virus similar to influenza, the epidemiology of influenza is an emerging interest. Epidemiology is the scientific study of diseases and the distribution patterns and determinants of health-related states and events of specific populations, whether local, national, or global. Simplified, the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) define it as a “method used to find the causes of health outcomes and diseases in populations” (CDC, 2016). This data of global health threats is collected by national and global organizations such as the CDC and WHO, the World Health Organization, and applied to principles such as public health assessment, policy development, and public assurance (Grand Canyon University, 2018). I