Object in epidemiology: continuation of a discussion

• Evgeniy D. Savilov
• Nikolay I. Briko

Abstract

In article the object of knowledge as one of key concepts of any science is considered. Examples of understanding of this term in relation to epidemiology, as in the historical prospect of its development, and various definitions of the object of study at the present stage of formation of this preventive discipline are given. It is offered taking into account modern views on epidemiology of infectious and non-communicable diseases to recognize behind them the uniform object of study and to treat it as a sore human body with a further exit to the main subject of knowledge which population morbidity is.

Keywords:epidemiology, object and object of research, organismal and population levels of the organization

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