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Dr. Crystal Ethan

As a health statistician, I study disease determinants, distribution, and patterns. For every research interest, I aim to present scientific yet clear 5W explanations (what, who, when, where, why, and how). My ultimate goal is to create health awareness from a statistical point of view.

Emerging and Reemerging Infectious Diseases post
Emerging and Reemerging Infectious Diseases

An infectious disease (also transmissible or communicable disease) is an illness that is caused by the invasion of a host by agents (mostly bacterial and viral pathogens) whose activities harm...

Molecular Diagnostics Post
Molecular
Diagnostics

Molecular diagnostics is a holistic term used to describe a group of diagnostic tests that assess the health of individuals from a molecular level. Precisely, it is the application of...

Epidemology, A Cornerstone of Public Health Post
Epidemiology, A Cornerstone of Public Health

Epidemiology is the study of the distribution, patterns, and determinants of health and disease in a defined population. It also involves the application of this study to control heal...