epidemiologist
Americannoun
Explanation
An epidemiologist is a scientist or medical professional who specializes patterns of diseases that spread between people. Epidemiologists study things like the causes and treatment of lung disease, for example. If you're interested in public health or communicable illnesses, you might decide to be an epidemiologist one day. An epidemiologist might study the spread of a strain of the flu, or investigate the causes of a measles outbreak. Epidemiologist comes from epidemiology, "the study of epidemics," which has a Greek root: epidemios, "among the people."
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Brandon Brown, an epidemiologist and professor of medicine with the UC Riverside School of Medicine, contracted the illness in 2018 from what he believes was a salad he ate during a trip.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2026
One idea in that vein was put forward by Nirav Shah, an epidemiologist and former Centers for Disease Control and Prevention official who was a runner-up in Maine’s recent Democratic gubernatorial primary.
From Slate ● Jul. 7, 2026
“Really, it did spread everywhere,” Dr. Leisha Nolen, Utah’s state epidemiologist, said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 13, 2026
Snow's wife, an epidemiologist, told the Mail he was initially reluctant to see a doctor, but he saw a specialist in 2023.
From BBC ● Jun. 5, 2026
The central plateau was his roots as an epidemiologist and a clinician, and a model of how a committed staff on a limited budget could raise the standard of health in the third world.
From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French
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