Help me get up to speed on epidemiology (and especially tuberculosis). [more inside]
posted by McBearclaw on Dec 11, 2009 - 9 answers

How to evaluate and apply to public health graduate programs, when my own career goals are so difficult to pin down? I find it difficult to choose a topical area of interest (i.e. substance abuse), a specialization (substance abuse government policies, the epidemiology of substance abuse, community education and prevention of substance abuse), and a general career track (professional vs academic). [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Sep 22, 2008 - 6 answers

Please point me towards some useful data on foodborne pathogens. Specifically, I'm looking for incidence. Historic, current and emerging pathogens are all up for grabs. More inside of course... [more inside]
posted by sero_venientibus_ossa on Apr 1, 2008 - 4 answers

StatisticsFilter: What is the easiest way to estimate parameters of a mixture model consisting of two normal distributions? [more inside]
posted by ilike on Aug 27, 2007 - 7 answers

Gather 'round, friends, and tell me how to learn Bayesian statistical analysis. [more inside]
posted by docgonzo on May 8, 2007 - 8 answers

Why can't vaccination encourage the evolution of viral potency?
posted by freebird on Oct 5, 2006 - 16 answers

I've been watching 24 this season and it has gotten me interested in epidemiology. Can anybody suggest a good layperson's resource, either on the web or in print about the topic? I'm looking for information on how diseases spread and how the situation gets out of control. I've done my googlework, but most of the stuff seems to be to advanced for my current understanding or not very informative. Case studies and response projections would be awesome.
posted by shotsy on Apr 21, 2004 - 7 answers