EPIDEMIOLOGY: PUBLIC HEALTH EXAM PRACTICE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
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1) Epidemiology investigates diseases to find their causes in order to _____ them - ANSWER
prevent
2) Definition of Epidemiology - ANSWER the study of distribution ad determinance of health related
states or events in specific populations and the application of this study to control of health
problems
3) What are 3 types of disease frequencies? - ANSWER incidence, prevalence and mortality rates
4) Incidence - ANSWER number of NEW cases of disease in an at risk population during a certain
period of time
5) Prevalence - ANSWER TOTAL number of disease cases in the total population at a given point in
time
6) When prevalence rates are _____ than incidence rates it means that disease persists for a long
time before being cured or causing death - ANSWER greater
7) As long as the disease existed within the time period of ___ then the person is counted -
ANSWER one year
8) Point Prevalence - ANSWER Number of cases / number of persons at a given time
9) Cumulative incidence - ANSWER number of new cases with disease/number of disease free
people at the start of period of time
10) If members of the at risk population may not be included or drop out before time, the second
tyoe of incidence is used - ANSWER incidence rate or density
, 11) Cohort Studies measure - ANSWER incidence
12) Disease impact on a population can be measured by the results it produces. Two examples are -
ANSWER morbidity and mortality
13) Morbidity - ANSWER long term disability or disease
14) Mortality - ANSWER death rates
15) both of these are compared to ____ populations to determine rates - ANSWER larger
16) International Classification of Disease (ICD-10) was created and maintained by? - ANSWER
(WHO) World Health Org
17) Epidemiology is used to do the following - ANSWER monitor levels of disease in a community
18) investigate outbreaks
19) guide distribution for disease treatment and prevention
20) discover exposure of development of the disease
21) Modern epidemiology has its origins in the study of
22) _____ where it was used to link _____ with the characteristics of affected populations and the
23) communities in which they lived - ANSWER infectious disease; disease outbreaks
24) The Cholera outbreak in London is an example of modern epidemiology done by who? -
ANSWER John Snow
25) Pharmacoepidemiology is a subset of - ANSWER epidemiology
26) Examples of pharmacoepidemiological studies are - ANSWER phase IV studies
27) identify of source of contaminated meds
ANSWERS| A+ GRADED |GUARANTEED PASS!!
1) Epidemiology investigates diseases to find their causes in order to _____ them - ANSWER
prevent
2) Definition of Epidemiology - ANSWER the study of distribution ad determinance of health related
states or events in specific populations and the application of this study to control of health
problems
3) What are 3 types of disease frequencies? - ANSWER incidence, prevalence and mortality rates
4) Incidence - ANSWER number of NEW cases of disease in an at risk population during a certain
period of time
5) Prevalence - ANSWER TOTAL number of disease cases in the total population at a given point in
time
6) When prevalence rates are _____ than incidence rates it means that disease persists for a long
time before being cured or causing death - ANSWER greater
7) As long as the disease existed within the time period of ___ then the person is counted -
ANSWER one year
8) Point Prevalence - ANSWER Number of cases / number of persons at a given time
9) Cumulative incidence - ANSWER number of new cases with disease/number of disease free
people at the start of period of time
10) If members of the at risk population may not be included or drop out before time, the second
tyoe of incidence is used - ANSWER incidence rate or density
, 11) Cohort Studies measure - ANSWER incidence
12) Disease impact on a population can be measured by the results it produces. Two examples are -
ANSWER morbidity and mortality
13) Morbidity - ANSWER long term disability or disease
14) Mortality - ANSWER death rates
15) both of these are compared to ____ populations to determine rates - ANSWER larger
16) International Classification of Disease (ICD-10) was created and maintained by? - ANSWER
(WHO) World Health Org
17) Epidemiology is used to do the following - ANSWER monitor levels of disease in a community
18) investigate outbreaks
19) guide distribution for disease treatment and prevention
20) discover exposure of development of the disease
21) Modern epidemiology has its origins in the study of
22) _____ where it was used to link _____ with the characteristics of affected populations and the
23) communities in which they lived - ANSWER infectious disease; disease outbreaks
24) The Cholera outbreak in London is an example of modern epidemiology done by who? -
ANSWER John Snow
25) Pharmacoepidemiology is a subset of - ANSWER epidemiology
26) Examples of pharmacoepidemiological studies are - ANSWER phase IV studies
27) identify of source of contaminated meds
