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Descriptive Epidemiology .....answer.....deals with the frequency and the
distribution of risk factors in populations and enables to assess the extent of
a disease. It can thus provide hypotheses of etiologic research
Analytical Epidemiology .....answer.....aims to research and study risk and
protector factors of diseases.
Pandemic .....answer.....An epidemic occurring worldwide, or over a very
wide area, crossing international boundaries, and usually affecting a large
number of people.
Ex.. 1918 influenza (Spanish flu)
Distribution .....answer.....The occurrence of diseases and other health
outcomes varies in populations, with some subgroups of the populations
more frequently affected than others.
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Epidemic .....answer.....sudden increase in occurrence of disease in a
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Exposures .....answer.....Related to determinants,which pertain either to
contact with a disease-causing factor or to the amount of the factor that
impinges upon a group or individuals.
Determinants .....answer.....determinants Any factor that brings about
change in a health condition or other defined characteristic.
Morbidity .....answer.....illness due to a specific disease or health condition
Mortality .....answer.....Death, usually on a large scale
Quanification .....answer.....Refers to counting the cases of illness or other
health outcomes. Denotes the use of statistics to describe the occurrence of
health outcomes and measure their association with exposures
Hippocrates .....answer.....departed from superstitious reasons for disease
outbreaks Wrote On Airs, Waters, and Places in 400 BC
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John Snow .....answer.....(1813-1858)An English anesthesiologist who
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Believed that cholera was transmitted by contaminated water and was able
to demonstrate this association.
Paracelsus .....answer.....(1493-1541) was one of the founders of the field of
toxicology.
The dose-response relationship
The notion of target organ specificity of chemicals
John Graunt .....answer.....is considered by many historians to have founded
the science of demography, the statistical study of human populations. He
analyzed the vital statistics of the citizens of London and wrote a book
regarding those figures that greatly influenced the demographers of his day.
Ramazzini .....answer.....(1633-1714) is regarded as the founder of the field of
occupational medicine.
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He authored De Morbis Artificum Diatriba (Diseases of Workers), published
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Edward Jenner .....answer.....(1749-1823) developed a method for smallpox
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vaccination in 1796.
William Farr .....answer.....(1807-1883)Appointed "Compiler of Abstracts" in
England, 1839
Developed a more sophisticated system for codifying medical conditions
Examined possible linkage between mortality rates and population density
(defined as number of persons per square mile)
Robert Koch .....answer.....(1843-1910), a German physician
Published Die Aetiologie der Tuberkulose in 1882
Koch's postulates demonstrated the association between a microorganism
and a disease.
Alexander Flemming .....answer.....(1881-1955) discovered the anti-microbial
properties of the mold Penicillium notatum in 1928.
Antibiotic became available toward the end of World War II
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HOSA EPIDEMIOLOGY Newest 2025 Actual Exam
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Complete Questions And Well Defined Answers(Verified
Answers)|Already Graded A+
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Descriptive Epidemiology .....answer.....deals with the frequency and the
distribution of risk factors in populations and enables to assess the extent of
a disease. It can thus provide hypotheses of etiologic research
Analytical Epidemiology .....answer.....aims to research and study risk and
protector factors of diseases.
Pandemic .....answer.....An epidemic occurring worldwide, or over a very
wide area, crossing international boundaries, and usually affecting a large
number of people.
Ex.. 1918 influenza (Spanish flu)
Distribution .....answer.....The occurrence of diseases and other health
outcomes varies in populations, with some subgroups of the populations
more frequently affected than others.
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Epidemic .....answer.....sudden increase in occurrence of disease in a
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population
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usually within a specific geographic region or population
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Exposures .....answer.....Related to determinants,which pertain either to
contact with a disease-causing factor or to the amount of the factor that
impinges upon a group or individuals.
Determinants .....answer.....determinants Any factor that brings about
change in a health condition or other defined characteristic.
Morbidity .....answer.....illness due to a specific disease or health condition
Mortality .....answer.....Death, usually on a large scale
Quanification .....answer.....Refers to counting the cases of illness or other
health outcomes. Denotes the use of statistics to describe the occurrence of
health outcomes and measure their association with exposures
Hippocrates .....answer.....departed from superstitious reasons for disease
outbreaks Wrote On Airs, Waters, and Places in 400 BC
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Suggested disease might be associated with environmental factors
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John Snow .....answer.....(1813-1858)An English anesthesiologist who
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innovated several of the key epidemiologic methods that remain valid and in
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use today
Believed that cholera was transmitted by contaminated water and was able
to demonstrate this association.
Paracelsus .....answer.....(1493-1541) was one of the founders of the field of
toxicology.
The dose-response relationship
The notion of target organ specificity of chemicals
John Graunt .....answer.....is considered by many historians to have founded
the science of demography, the statistical study of human populations. He
analyzed the vital statistics of the citizens of London and wrote a book
regarding those figures that greatly influenced the demographers of his day.
Ramazzini .....answer.....(1633-1714) is regarded as the founder of the field of
occupational medicine.
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He authored De Morbis Artificum Diatriba (Diseases of Workers), published
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in 1700.
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Edward Jenner .....answer.....(1749-1823) developed a method for smallpox
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vaccination in 1796.
William Farr .....answer.....(1807-1883)Appointed "Compiler of Abstracts" in
England, 1839
Developed a more sophisticated system for codifying medical conditions
Examined possible linkage between mortality rates and population density
(defined as number of persons per square mile)
Robert Koch .....answer.....(1843-1910), a German physician
Published Die Aetiologie der Tuberkulose in 1882
Koch's postulates demonstrated the association between a microorganism
and a disease.
Alexander Flemming .....answer.....(1881-1955) discovered the anti-microbial
properties of the mold Penicillium notatum in 1928.
Antibiotic became available toward the end of World War II
