Autopsy (1890) by Enrique Simonet. The<unk>  is the course a<unk>  takes in individual people from its pathological onset ("inception") until its resolution (either through complete recovery or eventual death). The inception of a<unk>  is not a firmly defined concept. The<unk><unk>  of a<unk>  is sometimes said to start at the moment of exposure to causal agents. Knowledge of the<unk>  ranks alongside causal understanding in importance for<unk>  prevention and control.<unk>  is one of the major elements of descriptive epidemiology. The subclinical (pre-symptomatic) and clinical (symptomatic) evolution of<unk>  is the<unk>  progression of a<unk>  without any medical intervention. It constitutes the course of biological events that occurs during the development of a<unk>  from its root causes (etiology) to its final outcome, whether that be recovery, chronicity, or death. In regards to the<unk> , the goal of the medical field is to discover all of the different phases and components of each pathological process in order to intervene as early as possible and change the course of the<unk>  before it leads to the deterioration of a patient's health. There are two complementary perspectives for characterizing the<unk> . The first is that of the family doctor, who, by means of detailed clinical<unk> es of each patient, can determine the presence of and characteristics of any new health problems. In contrast to this individualized view, the second perspective is that of the epidemiologist, who, through a combination of health records and biostatistical data, can discover new<unk> s and their respective evolutions, which is more of a population view.
Natural history of disease
Epidemiology of diabetes
Risk factor
Cognitive epidemiology
Head injury criterion
VACTERL association
Epidemiology of attention deficit hyperactive disorder
Epidemiology of cancer