PUBHEPI 2410 FINAL EXAM - QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | 2026
UPDATE | 100% CORRECT.
Epidemiologists examine a health event by looking at what three things? - (answer)Person, Place, Time
Who was the English physician who developed a vaccine against smallpox using material from
dairymaids who were infected with cowpox? - (answer)Edward Jenner
In the definition of epidemiology, "determinants" generally includes: (check all that apply) -
(answer)Causes, Risk Factors
Epidemiologists are concerned with learning about_________ - (answer)The causes of disease and how
to cure or control them.
The causal relationships between diseases
The frequency and geographic distribution of disease
Epidemiology is the study of the distribution and determinants of disease frequency in human
populations and the application of this study to control health problems. - (answer)True
Which of the following are NOT one of Robert Koch's four postulates? - (answer)The microorganism
must reproduce the disease in an animal every time
In the definition of epidemiology, "distribution" refers to (select all that apply): - (answer)When
Who
Where
This city in Massachusetts is the site of one of the largest studies on cardiovascular health. -
(answer)Framingham
Who was the English physician who removed the pump handle from the Broad Street pump during the
Cholera outbreak in London during the mid-19th Century? - (answer)John Snow
,PUBHEPI 2410 FINAL EXAM - QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | 2026
UPDATE | 100% CORRECT.
A researcher is looking at the possible association between a chemical compound and a disease
condition. The researcher observes that as the amount of exposure increased, so did the risk of
developing disease. Which criterion of judgement is the researcher assessing? - (answer)Biological
gradient
The state of Ohio has one of the highest rates of infant mortality in the country. This would be an
example of which variable? - (answer)Health related outcome
Nurses educating women to take vitamins before and in the early stages of pregnancy on healthy
behaviors would be an example of what level of prevention for infant mortality? - (answer)Primary
prevention
A researcher observes that after prolonged exposure to a chemical, some individuals will in the future
develop a disease condition due to that exposure. Which of Hill's criteria does this idea address? -
(answer)Temporality
This person first put forth the theory of epidemiologic transition. - (answer)Abdel Omran
The epidemiologic transition refers to the observation that: - (answer)The rate of communicable or
infectious diseases is decreasing
The National Cancer Institute recently conducted a lung cancer screening program. This is an example
of: - (answer)Secondary prevention
What component of Hill's Aspects of Association asks if the same health effect is observed from an agent
at different times, in different locations and under different circumstances. - (answer)Consistency
This transition would be marked by a shift from death by infectious disease to death by chronic
conditions - (answer)Age of Degenerative and Man-Made Diseases
, PUBHEPI 2410 FINAL EXAM - QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | 2026
UPDATE | 100% CORRECT.
Because incidence measures a person's transition from a healthy to disease state, time must pass for
this change to occur and be observed. - (answer)True
Which measure of disease frequency is usually reserved for infectious disease outbreaks? -
(answer)attack rate
In January 2000 you began a one-year study of tuberculosis (TB) in a subsidized housing community in
the Lower East Side of New York City. You enrolled 500 residents in your study and checked on their TB
status on a monthly basis. At the start of your study on January 1st, you screened all 500 residents.
Upon screening, you found that 20 of the healthy residents were immigrants who were vaccinated for
TB and so were not at risk. Another 30 residents already had existing cases of TB on January 1st. On
February 1st, 5 residents developed TB. On April 1st, 5 more residents developed TB. On June 1st, 10
healthy residents moved away from New York City were lost to follow-up. On July 1st, 10 of the
residents who had existing TB on January 1st died from their disease. The study ended on December 31,
2000. Assume that once a person gets TB, they have it for the duration of the study, and assume that all
remaining residents s - (answer)True
Which of the following can be thought of as the average risk of getting a disease over a certain period of
time? - (answer)cumulative incidence
Membership of which type of population is always defined by a life event? - (answer)fixed population
The incidence rate is the: - (answer)Number of new cases of a disease divided by the total population at
risk
A long term care facility that houses 80 residents has an outbreak of an adenovirus. Of those residents,
24 (or 0.3) of the residents have been infected. This is an example of: - (answer)Proportion
Which of the following is true of the prevalence measure of morbidity? - (answer)It gives health
departments and hospital administrators information for health planning
It does not give an estimate of the risk of developing a disease
It is good for describing a health burden
UPDATE | 100% CORRECT.
Epidemiologists examine a health event by looking at what three things? - (answer)Person, Place, Time
Who was the English physician who developed a vaccine against smallpox using material from
dairymaids who were infected with cowpox? - (answer)Edward Jenner
In the definition of epidemiology, "determinants" generally includes: (check all that apply) -
(answer)Causes, Risk Factors
Epidemiologists are concerned with learning about_________ - (answer)The causes of disease and how
to cure or control them.
The causal relationships between diseases
The frequency and geographic distribution of disease
Epidemiology is the study of the distribution and determinants of disease frequency in human
populations and the application of this study to control health problems. - (answer)True
Which of the following are NOT one of Robert Koch's four postulates? - (answer)The microorganism
must reproduce the disease in an animal every time
In the definition of epidemiology, "distribution" refers to (select all that apply): - (answer)When
Who
Where
This city in Massachusetts is the site of one of the largest studies on cardiovascular health. -
(answer)Framingham
Who was the English physician who removed the pump handle from the Broad Street pump during the
Cholera outbreak in London during the mid-19th Century? - (answer)John Snow
,PUBHEPI 2410 FINAL EXAM - QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | 2026
UPDATE | 100% CORRECT.
A researcher is looking at the possible association between a chemical compound and a disease
condition. The researcher observes that as the amount of exposure increased, so did the risk of
developing disease. Which criterion of judgement is the researcher assessing? - (answer)Biological
gradient
The state of Ohio has one of the highest rates of infant mortality in the country. This would be an
example of which variable? - (answer)Health related outcome
Nurses educating women to take vitamins before and in the early stages of pregnancy on healthy
behaviors would be an example of what level of prevention for infant mortality? - (answer)Primary
prevention
A researcher observes that after prolonged exposure to a chemical, some individuals will in the future
develop a disease condition due to that exposure. Which of Hill's criteria does this idea address? -
(answer)Temporality
This person first put forth the theory of epidemiologic transition. - (answer)Abdel Omran
The epidemiologic transition refers to the observation that: - (answer)The rate of communicable or
infectious diseases is decreasing
The National Cancer Institute recently conducted a lung cancer screening program. This is an example
of: - (answer)Secondary prevention
What component of Hill's Aspects of Association asks if the same health effect is observed from an agent
at different times, in different locations and under different circumstances. - (answer)Consistency
This transition would be marked by a shift from death by infectious disease to death by chronic
conditions - (answer)Age of Degenerative and Man-Made Diseases
, PUBHEPI 2410 FINAL EXAM - QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | 2026
UPDATE | 100% CORRECT.
Because incidence measures a person's transition from a healthy to disease state, time must pass for
this change to occur and be observed. - (answer)True
Which measure of disease frequency is usually reserved for infectious disease outbreaks? -
(answer)attack rate
In January 2000 you began a one-year study of tuberculosis (TB) in a subsidized housing community in
the Lower East Side of New York City. You enrolled 500 residents in your study and checked on their TB
status on a monthly basis. At the start of your study on January 1st, you screened all 500 residents.
Upon screening, you found that 20 of the healthy residents were immigrants who were vaccinated for
TB and so were not at risk. Another 30 residents already had existing cases of TB on January 1st. On
February 1st, 5 residents developed TB. On April 1st, 5 more residents developed TB. On June 1st, 10
healthy residents moved away from New York City were lost to follow-up. On July 1st, 10 of the
residents who had existing TB on January 1st died from their disease. The study ended on December 31,
2000. Assume that once a person gets TB, they have it for the duration of the study, and assume that all
remaining residents s - (answer)True
Which of the following can be thought of as the average risk of getting a disease over a certain period of
time? - (answer)cumulative incidence
Membership of which type of population is always defined by a life event? - (answer)fixed population
The incidence rate is the: - (answer)Number of new cases of a disease divided by the total population at
risk
A long term care facility that houses 80 residents has an outbreak of an adenovirus. Of those residents,
24 (or 0.3) of the residents have been infected. This is an example of: - (answer)Proportion
Which of the following is true of the prevalence measure of morbidity? - (answer)It gives health
departments and hospital administrators information for health planning
It does not give an estimate of the risk of developing a disease
It is good for describing a health burden
