Medical anthropologists examine epidemics through numerous approaches. According to Joralemon, “Epidemics offer particularly vivid demonstrations of the interconnections between biological, social, and cultural components in the human experience of disease” (2010:29). Many times these approaches cannot work alone and rely on each other to solve the epidemic. It is the medical anthropologist's job to put all the pieces of the disease puzzle together. When examining diseases and how they affect a community, it is important for medical anthropologists to use a biological or epidemiological approach to gather information about the disease or pathogen. behind the epidemic. An epidemiological approach “views disease in ecological terms as the interaction between a pathogen and its host, as this interaction is shaped by the conditions of one or more specific environments” (Joralemon 2010:33). . Using this approach, information gathered about the genetics of the disease helps determine how it spreads, what the transmission rate is, how it affects the body, as well as ways to prevent the spread and treat an infected person. This approach collects very practical and scientific information that needs to be deciphered in terms of the community. Looking at the cholera epidemics that erupted in South America in the early 1990s, it was important for world leaders to know how the disease was spreading, how fast it was spreading, and how it affected the body. The strengths of the biological/epidemiological approach are the government's ability to locate sources of contamination and identify disease pathogens. However, a limitation of this approach is that it does not take into account the cultural aspect, etc. of the community. It describes how cholera spreads, why it spreads, and simple, easy solutions community members can take to protect themselves from the pathogens. It made it easy to understand and provided cultural, biological and economic examples to follow in the daily life of the community. However, this short film will only succeed in its purpose if it can be shown to those who most need the information/education it provides. Many of the people most affected by diseases like cholera don't have access to modern technology like YouTube or public health websites that provide how-to guides for epidemic areas. Another role of the medical anthropologist, in my opinion, is to help bridge the gap between those who have access to these resources and those who do not, and to brainstorm creative new ways for people to access vital information of the community..