MPH 6011 EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS!!
Which of the activities below are related to epidemiology
-describe the occurrence of disease by person, place & time
-determine causes of health-related events by comparing different populations
-apply insight for descriptive & analytic epidemiology to prevent & control health problems
**NOT ensure a competent workforce is available to provide health education, health care, &
other services to people who need them
An epidemiologist calculates the prevalence of diabetes among young adults living in rural
NC counties in 2020. Select the term that best describes the activity
Descriptive epidemiology
What are the 3 core public health functions
1- assessment
2- policy development
3- assurance
Which of the following describes the interaction of factors that influence infectious disease
transmission
Agent, host & environment
T/F- all infectious diseases are communicable diseases
False
Vaccination is a strategy for which level of prevention
Primary
Direct transmission includes which of the following (select all that apply)
, Sneezing, sex & coughing
*not doorknobs, food-borne, or mosoquito-borne
Between 2010 and 2018, Buncombe County, NC, reported between 1 and 7 cases of
Legionnaire's disease annually. Legionnaire's disease would be considered which of the
following in Buncombe County
Endemic
Between 2010 and 2018, Buncombe County, NC reported between 1 and 7 cases of
Legionnaire's disease annually. In 2019, Buncombe County, NC, reported 49 cases of
Legionnaire's disease. The occurrence of Legionnaire's disease in 2019 would be consider
which of the following in Buncombe County
Epidemic
You are conducting a study of ECU students who use electronic cigarettes (e-cigs, vaping).
Is this considered a dynamic or stationary population
Dynamic
Which of the following is/are an example of tertiary prevention (select all that apply)
Treatment of disease with antibiotics & physical therapy following a stroke
Which of the following is the period when the disease process has begun but diagnosis
cannot be made because symptoms have not yet developed. It is an important period when
screening can be done and applies to non-communicable diseases
Latency
A disease which is caused by a high dose of a pollutant or toxic agent and lasts for just a
short time (Maybe minutes, hours, or a few days) is an example of which of the following
Acute non-communicable diseas
A condition that causes the malfunction of certain organs or physiological processes within
the body is an example of which kind of disease
CORRECT ANSWERS!!
Which of the activities below are related to epidemiology
-describe the occurrence of disease by person, place & time
-determine causes of health-related events by comparing different populations
-apply insight for descriptive & analytic epidemiology to prevent & control health problems
**NOT ensure a competent workforce is available to provide health education, health care, &
other services to people who need them
An epidemiologist calculates the prevalence of diabetes among young adults living in rural
NC counties in 2020. Select the term that best describes the activity
Descriptive epidemiology
What are the 3 core public health functions
1- assessment
2- policy development
3- assurance
Which of the following describes the interaction of factors that influence infectious disease
transmission
Agent, host & environment
T/F- all infectious diseases are communicable diseases
False
Vaccination is a strategy for which level of prevention
Primary
Direct transmission includes which of the following (select all that apply)
, Sneezing, sex & coughing
*not doorknobs, food-borne, or mosoquito-borne
Between 2010 and 2018, Buncombe County, NC, reported between 1 and 7 cases of
Legionnaire's disease annually. Legionnaire's disease would be considered which of the
following in Buncombe County
Endemic
Between 2010 and 2018, Buncombe County, NC reported between 1 and 7 cases of
Legionnaire's disease annually. In 2019, Buncombe County, NC, reported 49 cases of
Legionnaire's disease. The occurrence of Legionnaire's disease in 2019 would be consider
which of the following in Buncombe County
Epidemic
You are conducting a study of ECU students who use electronic cigarettes (e-cigs, vaping).
Is this considered a dynamic or stationary population
Dynamic
Which of the following is/are an example of tertiary prevention (select all that apply)
Treatment of disease with antibiotics & physical therapy following a stroke
Which of the following is the period when the disease process has begun but diagnosis
cannot be made because symptoms have not yet developed. It is an important period when
screening can be done and applies to non-communicable diseases
Latency
A disease which is caused by a high dose of a pollutant or toxic agent and lasts for just a
short time (Maybe minutes, hours, or a few days) is an example of which of the following
Acute non-communicable diseas
A condition that causes the malfunction of certain organs or physiological processes within
the body is an example of which kind of disease
