Q: In this task, we ask you to elaborate the sentence without changing its general meaning. You can do so by explaining further the input sentence, using more precise wording, adding qualifiers and auxiliary information etc.
The term ' epidemiology ' was first used in 1802 by the Spanish physician Villalba .
A:
The term " epidemiology " appears to have first been used to describe the study of epidemics in 1802 by the Spanish physician Villalba in " Epidemiologi ́ a Espan ̃ ola " .