________ is the study of the social aspects of diseases.

A) Eugenics
B) Physiology
C) Medicalization
D) Epidemiology

Epidemiology is the study of the distribution and determinants of diseases within populations. It looks at the social, environmental, and behavioral factors that contribute to the occurrence and spread of diseases. It also involves the study of factors that affect the health of populations, such as access to healthcare services and the effectiveness of public health interventions. Eugenics is the study of improving the genetic quality of the human population, physiology is the study of how the body works, and medicalization is the process by which non-medical issues become defined and treated as medical problems.