The Development of the Scientific Method Contributed To

question 2

Multiple Choice

The development of the Scientific Method contributed to:

• A) charity
• B) germ theory of illness
• C) racial discrimination
• D) epidemics

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Definitions:

Epidemiology

A branch of medicine that investigates the various factors that contribute either to positive health or to the frequency and distribution of a disease or disorder.

Psychoneuroimmunology

An interdisciplinary field that studies the interaction between psychological processes, the nervous system, and the immune system, and their effects on health.

Prevalence

The proportion of a population found to have a condition or disease at a specific time.

Incidence

The frequency of emerging instances of an illness or condition within a particular group of people over a set timeframe.