HOSA- Epidemiology Practice Test WITH
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ANSWERS
What term refers to "the occurrence of death from a
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condition in a population?" |\ |\ |\
A) Morbidity
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B)Mortality
C) Prevalence
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D) Incidence - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔B) Mortality
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In the definition of epidemiology, "distribution" refers to:
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A) Why
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B) Who
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C) Where
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D) When - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔D)When
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What term refers to "an occurence of an illness or illness
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in a population"?
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A)Prevalence
B)Morbidity
C)Incidence
D)Mortality - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔B)Morbidity |\ |\ |\ |\
,An industrial town along the shore of Lake Michigan is
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known for having poor air quality due to factories and
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shipping industry near residential areas. This would be an
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example of what kind of descriptive variable?
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A)Environmental
B)Demographic and Social |\ |\
C)Community Infrastructure |\
D)Health related outcomes - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔A)Environmental
An example of active prevention of disease is?
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A)Fluoridation of water |\ |\
B)Creating fire resistant clothes for babies and children
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C)Using a seatbelt while riding in a vehicle
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D)Equipping cars with air bags - CORRECT ANSWERS |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
✔✔C)Using a seat belt while riding in a vehicle|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
What component of Hill's Aspects of Association asks if
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people are developing the same disease condition after
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exposure? |\
A)Consistency
B)Specificity
C)Temporality
, D)Coherence - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔B)Specificity |\ |\ |\ |\
An exposure associated with a disease is known as:
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A)Effect
B)Cause
C)Disease rate |\
D)Risk factor - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔D)Risk Factor
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An urban area has had a large migration over the past 10
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years of younger individuals to other areas in order to
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look for better opportunities. This high mobility in the
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population is an example of what kind of descriptive
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variable?
A)Community Infrastructure |\
B)Environmental
C)Health related outcomes |\ |\
D)Demographic and social - CORRECT ANSWERS |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
✔✔A)Community Infrastructure |\
Approximately 400,000 Americans today have ever been |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
diagnosed with lung cancer. This is also known as ______.
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A) Morbidity
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B) Mortality
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C) Incidence
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ANSWERS
What term refers to "the occurrence of death from a
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
condition in a population?" |\ |\ |\
A) Morbidity
|\
B)Mortality
C) Prevalence
|\
D) Incidence - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔B) Mortality
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In the definition of epidemiology, "distribution" refers to:
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
A) Why
|\
B) Who
|\
C) Where
|\
D) When - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔D)When
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What term refers to "an occurence of an illness or illness
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
in a population"?
|\ |\
A)Prevalence
B)Morbidity
C)Incidence
D)Mortality - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔B)Morbidity |\ |\ |\ |\
,An industrial town along the shore of Lake Michigan is
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
known for having poor air quality due to factories and
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
shipping industry near residential areas. This would be an
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
example of what kind of descriptive variable?
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
A)Environmental
B)Demographic and Social |\ |\
C)Community Infrastructure |\
D)Health related outcomes - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔A)Environmental
An example of active prevention of disease is?
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
A)Fluoridation of water |\ |\
B)Creating fire resistant clothes for babies and children
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
C)Using a seatbelt while riding in a vehicle
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
D)Equipping cars with air bags - CORRECT ANSWERS |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
✔✔C)Using a seat belt while riding in a vehicle|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
What component of Hill's Aspects of Association asks if
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
people are developing the same disease condition after
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
exposure? |\
A)Consistency
B)Specificity
C)Temporality
, D)Coherence - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔B)Specificity |\ |\ |\ |\
An exposure associated with a disease is known as:
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
A)Effect
B)Cause
C)Disease rate |\
D)Risk factor - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔D)Risk Factor
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An urban area has had a large migration over the past 10
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
years of younger individuals to other areas in order to
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
look for better opportunities. This high mobility in the
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
population is an example of what kind of descriptive
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
variable?
A)Community Infrastructure |\
B)Environmental
C)Health related outcomes |\ |\
D)Demographic and social - CORRECT ANSWERS |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
✔✔A)Community Infrastructure |\
Approximately 400,000 Americans today have ever been |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
diagnosed with lung cancer. This is also known as ______.
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
A) Morbidity
|\
B) Mortality
|\
C) Incidence
|\
