Communicable diseases specialist · What it does
Three tasks it takes off your hands
- Investigate diseases or parasites to determine cause and risk factors.
- Monitor and report incidents of infectious diseases to local and state health agencies.
- Communicate research findings on various types of diseases to health practitioners.
Where these come from
The tasks of “Epidemiologists” (O*NET 19-1041.00), as O*NET lists them:
- Investigate diseases or parasites to determine cause and risk factors, progress, life cycle, or mode of transmission.
- Monitor and report incidents of infectious diseases to local and state health agencies.
- Communicate research findings on various types of diseases to health practitioners, policy makers, and the public.
