Epidemiology FINAL EXAM| 87 questions| with complete solutions

Hippocrates' work is part of the history of epidemiology because he: correct answer: published the book On Airs, Water, and Places EIS Officers have been trained to analyze person, place, and time to determine the source of an outbreak. EIS Officers have used their skills to investigate the following outbreaks: correct answer: all of the options are correct Answers: Anthrax outbreak in 2001 September 11th terror attacks E. coli outbreak in flour all of the options are correct Public health and population health are NOT synonymous and the focus of study for epidemiologists. correct answer: F A synonym for eradication is prevention correct answer: F Who is considered the Father of Epidemiology? correct answer: John Snow The process by which disease transmission occurs is called the ______ of _________: correct answer: chain, infection Diseases spread from animals to humans are called? correct answer: zoonoses Ro (R naught) is a measure of immunity. correct answer: F Epidemic is defined as the occurrence of disease in excel of what is normally expected. correct answer: T Immunogenicity refers to the ability of a person to: produce an immune response. correct answer: T Association and causation are the same thing. correct answer: F Sex, age, education, and work environment are examples of ________________ factors. correct answer: Predisposing factors In order to develop chicken pox, one must be exposed to the varicella zoster virus. This is an example of a: correct answer: precipitating factor