Test Bank For Gordis Epidemiology 7th Edition By David D Celentano; Moyses Szklo Chapters 1 - 20 Complete

Test Bank For Gordis Epidemiology
7th Edition By David D Celentano; Moyses Szklo
Chapters 1 - 20 Complete

,TABLE OF CONTENTS

Chapter 1 Introduction
Chapter 2 The Dynamics of Disease Transmission
Chapter 3 The Occurrence of Disease
Chapter 4 The Occurrence of Disease
Chapter 5 Assessing the Validity and Reliability of Diagnostic and Screening Tests
Chapter 6 The Natural History of Disease
Chapter 7 Observational Studies
Chapter 8 Cohort Studies
Chapter 9 Comparing Cohort and Case-Control Studies
Chapter 10 Assessing Preventive and Therapeutic Measures
Chapter 11 Randomized Trials
Chapter 12 Estimating Risk
Chapter 13 More on Risk
Chapter 14 From Association to Causation
Chapter 15 More on Causal Inference
Chapter 16 Identifying the Roles of Genetic and Environmental Factors in Disease Causation
Chapter 17 Using Epidemiology to Evaluate Health Services
Chapter 18 Epidemiologic Approach to Evaluating Screening Programs
Chapter 19 Epidemiology and Public Policy
Chapter 20 Ethical and Professional Issues in Epidemiology

,Chapter 01: Introduction c c




Celentano: Gordis Epidemiology, 7th Edition Test Bank c c c c c c




MULTIPLE CHOICE c




1. Which of the following is an example of tertiaryprevention? c c c c c c c c c




a. Vaccination for rotavirus for children younger than the age of 1 year c c c c c c c c c c c




b. Surgical amputation of an extremitywith osteosarcoma (bone cancer) c c c c c c c c




c. Screening for gestational diabetes after 24 weeks of pregnancy c c c c c c c c




d. Sexual education program in elementaryschools c c c c c




e. Increasingtaxes forbuyingcigarettesA c c c c c




NSWER: B c




Surgical amputation of an extremity with osteosarcoma (bone cancer) is an example in which when
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a disease is present the treatment (amputation) is done to reduce the impact of diseaseby preventin
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g the tumor from dissemination. Vaccination for rotavirus for children younger than the age of 1 year
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, sexual education program in elementary schools, and increasing taxes for buying cigarettes repres
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ent examples of primary prevention. Screening for gestational diabetes after 24 weeks of pregnancy
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is an example of secondaryprevention.
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2. This historic character observed that childbed fever mortality more common among women treated b
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y physicians and medical students compared with women treated by midwives. Based on his observa
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tions, he implemented a hand wash policy that resulted in adecrease in mortality.Name the character t
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hat we are talking about. c c c c




a. John Snow c




b. Edward Jenner c




c. D.A. Henderson c




d. Leon Gordis c




e. Ignaz Semmelweis c c




ANSWER: E c




Ignaz Semmelweis identified that medical students and physicians transmitted the disease bynot
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washing their hands after examining bodies at autopsies and conducting multiple examinations in t
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he clinic. c




3. Thanks to the contributions of Edward Jenner, the following disease was eradicated laterbyef
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forts organized by D.A. Henderson:
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a. Cholera
b. Smallpox
c. Chickenpox
d. Polio
e. Zika




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, ANSWER: B c




Smallpox was eradicated in 1980. Edward Jenner vaccinated James Phipps in 1796 againstsmall
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pox. Almost 200 years later, the World Health Organization (WHO) commissioned
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D.A. Henderson to lead the efforts to eradicate the disease.
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4. Over the past century, a marked decline in the mortality rates of many infectious diseases has be
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en observed. Which of the following is the most likely reason for the observed declinein mortalityr
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ates from common infectious diseases?
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a. Development of penicillin c c




b. Development of insulin c c




c. Development of vaccines c c




d. Improvement in social conditions c c c




e. Worse sanitation and unsafe waterA
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NSWER: D c




Although medical treatments potentially helped in the decrease of infectious diseases, the advan
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cement in social conditions played a major role. These improvements include better sanitation, s
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afe disposal of waste, better nutrition, and improvement in housing conditions.
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