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Epidemiology Terms: A Glossary of Epidemiological Words

Gideon

Whether you are a student of nursing, health sciences, public health, or another specialty, you may be interested in expanding your knowledge of epidemiology. Public health and government agencies prevent the spread of emerging infectious diseases on their shores. We can see this visually represented with outbreak or case maps.

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Lifestyle Choices Are Sabotaging Male Fertility

Mercola

Theres a significant decline in sperm counts over recent decades, highlighting a concerning trend in male reproductive health. 1 While the exact causes remain unclear, certain lifestyle factors are found to increase the risk. It was found that smoking was associated with decreased semen volume (-0.25 mL), total sperm count (-32.2