Moroccans descended from Berbers, Arabs, and Black Africans exactly like the neighboring Maghrebians. The Berbers are the prehistoric populations of Morocco and are related to the wider group of Paleo-Mediterranean peoples. The Afroasiatic family may have originated in the Mesolithic period, perhaps in the context of the Capsian culture.
Epidemiologic triangle model of disease causation. A common model used in public health illustrates the relationships among an agent, a host and the environment. It applies to biological, chemical and physical agents.
Epidemiology is the study of the patterns, causes and prevention of human diseases. An outbreak of a contagious disease that spreads rapidly and widely is called an epidemic. An epidemic occurring over a very large area is called a pandemic.