Deck 1: Foundations of Epidemiology

Question 1

The definition of epidemiology includes all of the following, EXCEPT:

A) study of determinants.
B) study of disease frequency.
C) study of disease patterns.
D) health-related states or events.
E) All of these are included in the definition of epidemiology.

Answer 1

E

Question 2

Descriptive epidemiology involves identifying and quantifying associations, testing hypotheses, and identifying causes of health-related states or events.

Answer 2

False

Question 3

Application of the study of the distribution and determinants of health-related states or events in order to prevent and control health problems is not included in the role of epidemiology.

Answer 3

False

Question 4

List four types of epidemiologic information that can influence public health policy, planning, and individual health decisions.

Question 5

Completing the clinical picture involves all of the following, EXCEPT:

A) identification of who is susceptible for disease.
B) identification of types of exposures capable of causing disease.
C) identification of the efficacy of the public health problem.
D) identifying the probability of recovery.
E) All of these are part of completing the clinical picture.

Question 6

__________ refers to the benefits of a treatment, procedure, or service among those who use it in contrast to those who do not.

A) Efficacy
B) Effectiveness
C) Validity
D) Healthy participant effect

Question 7

Epidemiology involves studying only infectious communicable disease, not events like injury, obesity, mental health disorders, seat belt use, etc.

Question 8

We sometimes classify epidemics by how they spread through a population. Which of the following is NOT an example of a point source epidemic?

A) Hepatitis B contracted through contaminated water consumed after a football practice
B) Salmonella poisoning contracted by a group of family and friends from grandma's potato salad
C) Influenza
D) All of these are examples of point source epidemics.

Question 9

Public health surveillance includes all of the following, EXCEPT:

A) public health action.
B) systematic collection of data.
C) analysis of data.
D) interpretation and dissemination of data.
E) All of these are included in public health surveillance.

Question 10

A primary case is the same as an index case.

Question 11

In the epidemiology triangle, the term agent is equivalent to which of the following?

A) Host
B) Pathogen
C) Environment
D) Field investigator

Question 12

Which of the following best defines a fomite?

A) Clothing
B) Fly
C) Habitat
D) Time

Question 13

Humans can serve as all of the following, EXCEPT:

A) fomites.
B) reservoirs.
C) hosts.
D) Humans cannot serve as any of these.

Question 14

A subclinical case is the same as which of the following?

A) Incubatory carrier
B) Intermittent carrier
C) Convalescent carrier
D) Healthy carrier

Question 15

Which of the following is an example of active primary prevention?

A) Screening
B) Vitamin-fortified bread
C) Immunization
D) All of these are correct.

Question 16

refer to the following diagrams:

-Which of the following is a sufficient cause?

A) A
B) A, B, C
C) A, A, D
D) B

Question 17

refer to the following diagrams:

-Which of the following is a necessary cause?

A) A
B) A, B, C
C) A, A, D
D) B

Question 18

refer to the following diagrams:

-Which of the following is not a component cause?

A) A
B) A, B, C
C) A, A, D
D) B

Question 19

Those diseases and infections that are transmitted between vertebrate animals and humans are referred to as _____________________.

Question 20

The second leading cause of death in the United States is _________________.