The study of the frequency and distribution of a disease in a defined population is
A)pathology.
B)clinical microbiology.
C)medicine.
D)immunology.
E)epidemiology.

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Epidemiology is the study of the frequency and distribution of a disease in a defined population. Pathology is the study of disease in general, clinical microbiology is the study of microorganisms that cause disease, medicine is the field of healthcare that focuses on diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of diseases, and immunology is the study of the immune system and how it functions.

The Study of the Frequency and Distribution of a Disease