Do you think that epidemics could be a form of evolution in that it is our species way of narrowing down the population

Question: Do you think that epidemics could be a form of evolution in that it is our species way of narrowing down the population as our population increases?
- Keywords:
  epidemic,
  evolution,
  population,
  species
Asked by Neil to Kevin, Liz, Beccy on 22 Jun 2017.
- anon answered on 22 Jun 2017:
  
  Well, surviving an infectious disease might be affected by our genetics so we try, through public health, to avoid that form of evolutionary selection. Evolution doesn’t aim to reduce population size though – it works by favouring the fittest.
  
  Another bit of modern medicine is affect our evolution: the regular use of Caesarean sections.
  “More mothers now need surgery to deliver a baby due to their narrow pelvis size, according to a study.
  Researchers estimate cases where the baby cannot fit down the birth canal have increased from 30 in 1,000 in the 1960s to 36 in 1,000 births today.”
  http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-38210837

Question: Do you think that epidemics could be a form of evolution in that it is our species way of narrowing down the population as our population increases?