CHLH 274 Final Exam questions with
complete solutions graded A+
Epidemiologic methods can be applied to which of the following public health-
related fields?
a. health education
b.healthcare administration
c.environmental health
d. all of the above - correct answer ✔✔d. all of the above
Which of the following is not considered a use of epidemiology?
a. To study the workings of health services in the community
b. To diagnose the dimensions and distributions of disease within a community
c. To provide healthcare services to specific individuals
d. To search for causes of disease and other health outcomes - correct answer
✔✔c. To provide healthcare services to specific individuals
Whether a contaminated food, such as tomatoes, caused an outbreak of
gastrointestinal disease is a simple example of:
a. A causal association.
b. The 1918 influenza pandemic.
c. A population.
d. All of these are correct. - correct answer ✔✔a. A causal association.
,Which of the following is considered a key characteristic of epidemiology?
a. Distribution
b.Population focus
c. Quantification
d. All of these are correct - correct answer ✔✔d. All of these are correct
Variation in the occurrence of diseases and other health outcomes in populations
relates most closely to:
a. Population focus
b. Distribution
c. Quantification
d. None of these are correct. - correct answer ✔✔b. Distribution
Alexander Fleming discovered the antimicrobial properties of Penicillium notatum.
a. True
b. False - correct answer ✔✔a. True
Epidemiology is an observational science that capitalizes on naturally occurring
situations.
a.True
b. False - correct answer ✔✔a.True
John Graunt is said to be the first to employ quantitative methods to describe
population vital statistics.
, a. True
b. False - correct answer ✔✔a. True
The history of epidemiology originated as early as classical antiquity.
a. True
b. False - correct answer ✔✔a. True
Bubonic plague is a bacterial disease caused by Yersinia pestis.
a. True
b. False - correct answer ✔✔a. True
On May 1, 2010, the number of residents of Oklahoma who had been diagnosed
with asthma at any time during their lifetime was A. The population on June 30,
2010 was B. During the same year, the number of new cases of asthma was C.
Which of the following expressions represents the point prevalence (percentage)
of asthma?
a. (C/B) x 100
b. (A/B) x 100
c. (C/A) x 100
d. (B/A) x 100 - correct answer ✔✔b. (A/B) x 100
True or False: At the initial examination in the Framingham study, coronary heart
disease was found in 5 per 1000 men ages 30-44, and in 5 per 1000 women ages
30-44. The inference that in this age group men and women have an equal risk of
getting coronary heart disease is incorrect because the data are prevalence data
and not incidence data.
complete solutions graded A+
Epidemiologic methods can be applied to which of the following public health-
related fields?
a. health education
b.healthcare administration
c.environmental health
d. all of the above - correct answer ✔✔d. all of the above
Which of the following is not considered a use of epidemiology?
a. To study the workings of health services in the community
b. To diagnose the dimensions and distributions of disease within a community
c. To provide healthcare services to specific individuals
d. To search for causes of disease and other health outcomes - correct answer
✔✔c. To provide healthcare services to specific individuals
Whether a contaminated food, such as tomatoes, caused an outbreak of
gastrointestinal disease is a simple example of:
a. A causal association.
b. The 1918 influenza pandemic.
c. A population.
d. All of these are correct. - correct answer ✔✔a. A causal association.
,Which of the following is considered a key characteristic of epidemiology?
a. Distribution
b.Population focus
c. Quantification
d. All of these are correct - correct answer ✔✔d. All of these are correct
Variation in the occurrence of diseases and other health outcomes in populations
relates most closely to:
a. Population focus
b. Distribution
c. Quantification
d. None of these are correct. - correct answer ✔✔b. Distribution
Alexander Fleming discovered the antimicrobial properties of Penicillium notatum.
a. True
b. False - correct answer ✔✔a. True
Epidemiology is an observational science that capitalizes on naturally occurring
situations.
a.True
b. False - correct answer ✔✔a.True
John Graunt is said to be the first to employ quantitative methods to describe
population vital statistics.
, a. True
b. False - correct answer ✔✔a. True
The history of epidemiology originated as early as classical antiquity.
a. True
b. False - correct answer ✔✔a. True
Bubonic plague is a bacterial disease caused by Yersinia pestis.
a. True
b. False - correct answer ✔✔a. True
On May 1, 2010, the number of residents of Oklahoma who had been diagnosed
with asthma at any time during their lifetime was A. The population on June 30,
2010 was B. During the same year, the number of new cases of asthma was C.
Which of the following expressions represents the point prevalence (percentage)
of asthma?
a. (C/B) x 100
b. (A/B) x 100
c. (C/A) x 100
d. (B/A) x 100 - correct answer ✔✔b. (A/B) x 100
True or False: At the initial examination in the Framingham study, coronary heart
disease was found in 5 per 1000 men ages 30-44, and in 5 per 1000 women ages
30-44. The inference that in this age group men and women have an equal risk of
getting coronary heart disease is incorrect because the data are prevalence data
and not incidence data.
