Gordis Epidemiology 6th Edition Celentano Test Bank
cr cr cr cr cr cr
Chapter 01: Introduction
cr cr
Celentano: Gordis
cr Epidemiology,
cr 6th
cr
cr Edition crTest crBank
MULTIPLE crCHOICE
1. Which crof crthe crfollowing cris cran crexample crof crtertiary crprevention?
a. Vaccination crfor crrotavirus crfor crchildren cr younger crthan crthe crage crof cr1 cr year
b. Surgical cramputation crof cran crextremitycrwith crosteosarcoma cr(bone crcancer)
c. Screening crfor crgestational crdiabetes crafter cr24 crweeks crof crpregnancy
d. Sexual creducation crprogram crin crelementary crschools
e. Increasing crtaxes crfor crbuying
cigarettes crANS: crB
cr
Surgical cramputation crof cran crextremity crwith crosteosarcoma cr(bone crcancer) cris cran crexample crin
crwhich crwhen cra crdisease cris crpresent crthe crtreatment cr(amputation) cris crdone crto crreduce crthe
crimpact crof crdisease crby crpreventing crthe crtumor crfrom crdissemination. crVaccination crfor crrotavirus
crfor crchildren cr younger crthan crthe crage crof cr1 cr year, crsexual creducation crprogram crin crelementary
crschools, crand crincreasing crtaxes crfor crbuying crcigarettes crrepresent crexamples crof crprimary
crprevention. crScreening crfor crgestational crdiabetes crafter cr24 crweeks crof crpregnancy cris cran
crexample crof crsecondary crprevention.
2. This crhistoric crcharacter cro bs erv edNtU haRt crS
chIilN
dbGeT
d crB
fe.
veCrcO M
r m ortalit y crwas crmore crcommon
cramongcrwomen crtreated crby crphysicians crand crmedical crstudents crcompared crwith crwomen
crtreated crby crmidwives. crBased cron crhis crobservations, crhe crimplemented cra crhand crwash crpolicy
crthat crresulted crin cra cr decrease crin crmortality. crName crthe crcharacter cr that crwe crare crtalking
crabout.
a. John crSnow
b. Edward crJenner
c. D.A. crHenderson
d. Leon crGordis
e. Ignaz crSemmelweis
cr ANS: crE
Ignaz crSemmelweis cridentified crthat crmedical crstudents crand crphysicians crtransmitted crthe
crdisease crby crnot crwashing crtheir crhands crafter crexamining crbodies crat crautopsies crand crconducting
crmultiple crexaminations crin crthe crclinic.
3. Thanks crto crthe crcontributions crof crEdward crJenner, crthe crfollowing crdisease crwas creradicated
crlater crby crefforts crorganized crby crD.A. crHenderson:
a. Cholera
b. Smallpox
c. Chickenpox
d. Polio
e. Zika
,ANS: crB
Smallpox crwas creradicated crin cr1980. crEdward crJenner crvaccinated crJames crPhipps crin cr1796
cragainst crsmallpox. crAlmost cr200 cr years crlater, crthe crWorld crHealth crOrganization cr(WHO)
crcommissioned
D.A. crHenderson crto crlead crthe crefforts crto creradicate crthe crdisease.
4. Over crthe crpast crcentury, cra crmarked crdecline crin crthe crmortality crrates crof crmany crinfectious
crdiseases crhas crbeen crobserved. crWhich crof crthe crfollowing cris crthe crmost crlikely crreason crfor crthe
crobserved crdecline cr in crmortality crrates crfrom crcommon crinfectious cr diseases?
a. Development crof crpenicillin
b. Development crof crinsulin
c. Development crof crvaccines
d. Improvement crin crsocial crconditions
e. Worse crsanitation crand crunsafe
water crANS: crD
cr
Although crmedical crtreatments crpotentially crhelped crin crthe crdecrease crof crinfectious crdiseases,
crthe cradvancement crin crsocial crconditions crplayed cra crmajor crrole. crThese crimprovements
crinclude crbetter crsanitation, crsafe crdisposal crof crwaste, crbetter crnutrition, crand crimprovement crin
crhousing crconditions.
,Chapter 02: The Dynamics of Disease Transmission
cr cr cr cr cr cr
Celentano: crGordis crEpidemiology, cr6th crEdition
cr MULTIPLE crCHOICE
1. Which crterm crmost craccurately crdescribes crthe crfollowing crdefinition? cr“The croccurrence crin
cra crcommunity cror crregion crof crcases crof cran crillness, crspecific crhealth-related crbehavior, cror crother
crhealth-
related crevents crclearly crin crexcess crof crnormal crexpectancy.” cr[Porta crM, cred. crA crDictionary crof
crEpidemiology. crNew crYork: crOxford crUniversity crPress; cr2014.]
a. Endemic
b. Epidemic
c. Pandemic
d. Attack crrate
e. Incubation crperiod
cr ANS: crB
An crepidemic cris crthe croccurrence crof crhealth-related crevents crin cra crcommunity cror crregion, crin
crclear crexcess crof crnormal crexpectation. crEndemic cris crnot crtrue crbecause crit cris crdefined cras crthe
crconstant croccurrence crof cra crdisease, crdisorder, cror crnoxious crinfectious cragent crin cra crgeographic
crarea cror crpopulation crgroup. crPandemic cris crnot crtrue crbecause crit cris crdefined cras cran crepidemic
croccurring crover cra
N crR crI crG crB.C
very crwide crarea, crcrossing crinternationUal crbSo u nNd a rTi e s , crandOusuallycraffecting cra crlargecrnumber crof
people. crAttack crrate cris crnot crtrue crbecause crit cris crdefined cras crnumber crof crpeople crat crrisk crin
crwhom cra crcertain crillness crdevelops crover crtotal crnumber crof crpeople crat crrisk. crIncubation crperiod
cris crnot crtrue crbecause crit cris crthe crinterval crfrom crreceipt crof crinfection crto crthe crtime crof cronset crof
crclinical crillness cr(the cronset crof crrecognizable crsymptoms).
2. What cris crthe crmost craccurate crdefinition crof crthe crincubation crperiod cr(of cran crinfectious crdisease)?
a. The crtime crof cronset crof crclinical crillness cror crthe cronset crof crrecognizable crsymptoms
b. The crinterval crfrom crreceipt crof crinfection crto crthe crtime crof cronset crof crclinical crillness cr(the
cronset crof crrecognizable crsymptoms)
c. The crtime crof crinvasion crby cran crinfectious cragent
d. The crtime crbetween crinitiation crof crinfection crand crfirst crshedding cror crexcretion crof crthe cragent
e. The crperiod crbetween crexposure crand crthe cronset crof
infectiousness crANS: crB
cr
The crincubation crperiod cris crdefined cras crthe crinterval crfrom crreceipt crof crinfection crto crthe crtime crof
cronset crof crclinical crillness cr(the cronset crof crrecognizable crsymptoms); crin crother crwords, crthe crtime
crbetween crthe crmoment crof crdeveloping crsymptoms crand crthe crmoment crof crinvasion crby cran
crinfectious cragent. cr“The crtime crof cronset crof crclinical crillness cror crthe cronset crof crrecognizable
crsymptoms” cris crnot crtrue cras crit crcorresponds crto cr“time crof cronset.” cr “The crtime crof crinvasion crby
cran crinfectious cragent” cris crnot crtrue cras crit crcorresponds crto cr“time crof crinfection.” cr“The crtime
crbetween crinitiation crof crinfection crand crfirst crshedding cror crexcretion crof crthe cragent” crand cr“The
crperiod crbetween crexposure crand crthe cronset crof crinfectiousness” crare crnot crtrue cras crthey
crcorrespond crto crthe crlatent crperiod. cr(The crlatent crperiod cris
, focusing cron crthe cronset crof crinfectiousness, crbut crthe crincubation crperiod cris crfocusing cron crthe
cronset crof crthe crsymptom.)
3. There crwas cra crfood crpoisoning croutbreak cron crApril cr1, cr2018, crat crthe crCity crZ crFood crSafety
crConference. crThere crwere cr1,000 crpeople crregistered crfor crthe crconference crwith crluncheon, cr100
crvolunteers crto crhost crattendees, crand cr50 crpeople crwho crserved crthe crluncheon crduring crthe
crconference. crExcept crfor cr50 crpeople crwho crserved crthe crfood, crall crof crthe crparticipants crand
crvolunteers crate crthe crfood crfrom crthe crluncheon crat crthe crconference cron crApril cr1, cr2018. crBased
cronly cron crthe crinformation crgiven crin crthis crquestion, crhow crmany crpeople crare crat crrisk crin crthis
crfood crpoisoning croutbreak?
a. 1,000
b. 1,100
c. 1,150
d. 150
e. 50
cr ANS:
B
cr
People crat crrisk crin crthis croutbreak crare crpeople crwho crwere crexposed crto crthe crfood crat crthe
crconference. crEven crthough cr1,150 crpeople crwere crat crthe crconference, cr50 crpeople crwho crserved
crthe crfood crdid crnot creat crthe crfood. crTherefore crwe crhave crto crexclude crthose cr50 crpeople.
4. There crwas cra crfood crpoisoning croutbreak cron crApril cr1, cr2018, crat crthe crCity crZ crFood crSafety
crConference. crThere crwere cr1,000 crpeople crregistered crfor crthe crconference crwith crluncheon,
cr100 crvolunteers crto crhost crattendees, crand cr50 crpeople crwho crserved crthe crluncheon crduring crthe
crconference.
Except crfor cr50 crpeople crwho crserved crtNhUe crR odI,crN
foS alG
l croTfcrB
th.
ecrC
p aOr tMi c i p a n ts cr and crvolunteers crate crthe
crfood crfrom crthe crluncheon crat crthe crconference cron crApril cr1, cr2018. cr After cran crinitial croutbreak crof
crfood crpoisoning cris crreported, cran crepidemiologist crsends crsurveys crto crall crpeople crat crrisk crto
crinvestigate crthe
cause. crHowever, cronly cr900 crpeople cramong crthose crat crrisk cranswer crthe crsurvey. crAfter cranalysis
crof cr900 crsurvey crresults, crthe crepidemiologist crconcludes crthat crthe cr most crsuspected crfoods crin
crthe croutbreak crare crpepperoni crpizza crand crmeatball crspaghetti. crWhat cris crthe croverall crattack crrate
crfor crthose crwho crate crmeatball crspaghetti? crUse crthe crfollowing crtable crto cranswer crthe crquestion.
Summary crof crSurvey crResponses
Number crof crpeople crwho Number crof crpeople crwho crate crthe
crdeveloped crthe crcase crdefinition crfood
crsymptoms
Pepperoni crpizza cronly 113 275
Meatball crspaghetti cronly 62 375
Both crpepperoni crpizza crand 57 150
crmeatball crspaghetti
Neither crof crpepperoni crpizza cror 10 100
crmeatball crspaghetti
a. 41%
b. 38%
c. 27%
cr cr cr cr cr cr
Chapter 01: Introduction
cr cr
Celentano: Gordis
cr Epidemiology,
cr 6th
cr
cr Edition crTest crBank
MULTIPLE crCHOICE
1. Which crof crthe crfollowing cris cran crexample crof crtertiary crprevention?
a. Vaccination crfor crrotavirus crfor crchildren cr younger crthan crthe crage crof cr1 cr year
b. Surgical cramputation crof cran crextremitycrwith crosteosarcoma cr(bone crcancer)
c. Screening crfor crgestational crdiabetes crafter cr24 crweeks crof crpregnancy
d. Sexual creducation crprogram crin crelementary crschools
e. Increasing crtaxes crfor crbuying
cigarettes crANS: crB
cr
Surgical cramputation crof cran crextremity crwith crosteosarcoma cr(bone crcancer) cris cran crexample crin
crwhich crwhen cra crdisease cris crpresent crthe crtreatment cr(amputation) cris crdone crto crreduce crthe
crimpact crof crdisease crby crpreventing crthe crtumor crfrom crdissemination. crVaccination crfor crrotavirus
crfor crchildren cr younger crthan crthe crage crof cr1 cr year, crsexual creducation crprogram crin crelementary
crschools, crand crincreasing crtaxes crfor crbuying crcigarettes crrepresent crexamples crof crprimary
crprevention. crScreening crfor crgestational crdiabetes crafter cr24 crweeks crof crpregnancy cris cran
crexample crof crsecondary crprevention.
2. This crhistoric crcharacter cro bs erv edNtU haRt crS
chIilN
dbGeT
d crB
fe.
veCrcO M
r m ortalit y crwas crmore crcommon
cramongcrwomen crtreated crby crphysicians crand crmedical crstudents crcompared crwith crwomen
crtreated crby crmidwives. crBased cron crhis crobservations, crhe crimplemented cra crhand crwash crpolicy
crthat crresulted crin cra cr decrease crin crmortality. crName crthe crcharacter cr that crwe crare crtalking
crabout.
a. John crSnow
b. Edward crJenner
c. D.A. crHenderson
d. Leon crGordis
e. Ignaz crSemmelweis
cr ANS: crE
Ignaz crSemmelweis cridentified crthat crmedical crstudents crand crphysicians crtransmitted crthe
crdisease crby crnot crwashing crtheir crhands crafter crexamining crbodies crat crautopsies crand crconducting
crmultiple crexaminations crin crthe crclinic.
3. Thanks crto crthe crcontributions crof crEdward crJenner, crthe crfollowing crdisease crwas creradicated
crlater crby crefforts crorganized crby crD.A. crHenderson:
a. Cholera
b. Smallpox
c. Chickenpox
d. Polio
e. Zika
,ANS: crB
Smallpox crwas creradicated crin cr1980. crEdward crJenner crvaccinated crJames crPhipps crin cr1796
cragainst crsmallpox. crAlmost cr200 cr years crlater, crthe crWorld crHealth crOrganization cr(WHO)
crcommissioned
D.A. crHenderson crto crlead crthe crefforts crto creradicate crthe crdisease.
4. Over crthe crpast crcentury, cra crmarked crdecline crin crthe crmortality crrates crof crmany crinfectious
crdiseases crhas crbeen crobserved. crWhich crof crthe crfollowing cris crthe crmost crlikely crreason crfor crthe
crobserved crdecline cr in crmortality crrates crfrom crcommon crinfectious cr diseases?
a. Development crof crpenicillin
b. Development crof crinsulin
c. Development crof crvaccines
d. Improvement crin crsocial crconditions
e. Worse crsanitation crand crunsafe
water crANS: crD
cr
Although crmedical crtreatments crpotentially crhelped crin crthe crdecrease crof crinfectious crdiseases,
crthe cradvancement crin crsocial crconditions crplayed cra crmajor crrole. crThese crimprovements
crinclude crbetter crsanitation, crsafe crdisposal crof crwaste, crbetter crnutrition, crand crimprovement crin
crhousing crconditions.
,Chapter 02: The Dynamics of Disease Transmission
cr cr cr cr cr cr
Celentano: crGordis crEpidemiology, cr6th crEdition
cr MULTIPLE crCHOICE
1. Which crterm crmost craccurately crdescribes crthe crfollowing crdefinition? cr“The croccurrence crin
cra crcommunity cror crregion crof crcases crof cran crillness, crspecific crhealth-related crbehavior, cror crother
crhealth-
related crevents crclearly crin crexcess crof crnormal crexpectancy.” cr[Porta crM, cred. crA crDictionary crof
crEpidemiology. crNew crYork: crOxford crUniversity crPress; cr2014.]
a. Endemic
b. Epidemic
c. Pandemic
d. Attack crrate
e. Incubation crperiod
cr ANS: crB
An crepidemic cris crthe croccurrence crof crhealth-related crevents crin cra crcommunity cror crregion, crin
crclear crexcess crof crnormal crexpectation. crEndemic cris crnot crtrue crbecause crit cris crdefined cras crthe
crconstant croccurrence crof cra crdisease, crdisorder, cror crnoxious crinfectious cragent crin cra crgeographic
crarea cror crpopulation crgroup. crPandemic cris crnot crtrue crbecause crit cris crdefined cras cran crepidemic
croccurring crover cra
N crR crI crG crB.C
very crwide crarea, crcrossing crinternationUal crbSo u nNd a rTi e s , crandOusuallycraffecting cra crlargecrnumber crof
people. crAttack crrate cris crnot crtrue crbecause crit cris crdefined cras crnumber crof crpeople crat crrisk crin
crwhom cra crcertain crillness crdevelops crover crtotal crnumber crof crpeople crat crrisk. crIncubation crperiod
cris crnot crtrue crbecause crit cris crthe crinterval crfrom crreceipt crof crinfection crto crthe crtime crof cronset crof
crclinical crillness cr(the cronset crof crrecognizable crsymptoms).
2. What cris crthe crmost craccurate crdefinition crof crthe crincubation crperiod cr(of cran crinfectious crdisease)?
a. The crtime crof cronset crof crclinical crillness cror crthe cronset crof crrecognizable crsymptoms
b. The crinterval crfrom crreceipt crof crinfection crto crthe crtime crof cronset crof crclinical crillness cr(the
cronset crof crrecognizable crsymptoms)
c. The crtime crof crinvasion crby cran crinfectious cragent
d. The crtime crbetween crinitiation crof crinfection crand crfirst crshedding cror crexcretion crof crthe cragent
e. The crperiod crbetween crexposure crand crthe cronset crof
infectiousness crANS: crB
cr
The crincubation crperiod cris crdefined cras crthe crinterval crfrom crreceipt crof crinfection crto crthe crtime crof
cronset crof crclinical crillness cr(the cronset crof crrecognizable crsymptoms); crin crother crwords, crthe crtime
crbetween crthe crmoment crof crdeveloping crsymptoms crand crthe crmoment crof crinvasion crby cran
crinfectious cragent. cr“The crtime crof cronset crof crclinical crillness cror crthe cronset crof crrecognizable
crsymptoms” cris crnot crtrue cras crit crcorresponds crto cr“time crof cronset.” cr “The crtime crof crinvasion crby
cran crinfectious cragent” cris crnot crtrue cras crit crcorresponds crto cr“time crof crinfection.” cr“The crtime
crbetween crinitiation crof crinfection crand crfirst crshedding cror crexcretion crof crthe cragent” crand cr“The
crperiod crbetween crexposure crand crthe cronset crof crinfectiousness” crare crnot crtrue cras crthey
crcorrespond crto crthe crlatent crperiod. cr(The crlatent crperiod cris
, focusing cron crthe cronset crof crinfectiousness, crbut crthe crincubation crperiod cris crfocusing cron crthe
cronset crof crthe crsymptom.)
3. There crwas cra crfood crpoisoning croutbreak cron crApril cr1, cr2018, crat crthe crCity crZ crFood crSafety
crConference. crThere crwere cr1,000 crpeople crregistered crfor crthe crconference crwith crluncheon, cr100
crvolunteers crto crhost crattendees, crand cr50 crpeople crwho crserved crthe crluncheon crduring crthe
crconference. crExcept crfor cr50 crpeople crwho crserved crthe crfood, crall crof crthe crparticipants crand
crvolunteers crate crthe crfood crfrom crthe crluncheon crat crthe crconference cron crApril cr1, cr2018. crBased
cronly cron crthe crinformation crgiven crin crthis crquestion, crhow crmany crpeople crare crat crrisk crin crthis
crfood crpoisoning croutbreak?
a. 1,000
b. 1,100
c. 1,150
d. 150
e. 50
cr ANS:
B
cr
People crat crrisk crin crthis croutbreak crare crpeople crwho crwere crexposed crto crthe crfood crat crthe
crconference. crEven crthough cr1,150 crpeople crwere crat crthe crconference, cr50 crpeople crwho crserved
crthe crfood crdid crnot creat crthe crfood. crTherefore crwe crhave crto crexclude crthose cr50 crpeople.
4. There crwas cra crfood crpoisoning croutbreak cron crApril cr1, cr2018, crat crthe crCity crZ crFood crSafety
crConference. crThere crwere cr1,000 crpeople crregistered crfor crthe crconference crwith crluncheon,
cr100 crvolunteers crto crhost crattendees, crand cr50 crpeople crwho crserved crthe crluncheon crduring crthe
crconference.
Except crfor cr50 crpeople crwho crserved crtNhUe crR odI,crN
foS alG
l croTfcrB
th.
ecrC
p aOr tMi c i p a n ts cr and crvolunteers crate crthe
crfood crfrom crthe crluncheon crat crthe crconference cron crApril cr1, cr2018. cr After cran crinitial croutbreak crof
crfood crpoisoning cris crreported, cran crepidemiologist crsends crsurveys crto crall crpeople crat crrisk crto
crinvestigate crthe
cause. crHowever, cronly cr900 crpeople cramong crthose crat crrisk cranswer crthe crsurvey. crAfter cranalysis
crof cr900 crsurvey crresults, crthe crepidemiologist crconcludes crthat crthe cr most crsuspected crfoods crin
crthe croutbreak crare crpepperoni crpizza crand crmeatball crspaghetti. crWhat cris crthe croverall crattack crrate
crfor crthose crwho crate crmeatball crspaghetti? crUse crthe crfollowing crtable crto cranswer crthe crquestion.
Summary crof crSurvey crResponses
Number crof crpeople crwho Number crof crpeople crwho crate crthe
crdeveloped crthe crcase crdefinition crfood
crsymptoms
Pepperoni crpizza cronly 113 275
Meatball crspaghetti cronly 62 375
Both crpepperoni crpizza crand 57 150
crmeatball crspaghetti
Neither crof crpepperoni crpizza cror 10 100
crmeatball crspaghetti
a. 41%
b. 38%
c. 27%
