EPI 712 Midterm study guide
T/F: because chlorea has only been identified in parts of a limited pandemic - (ANSWER)True
T/F: Mosquito is a vehicle that transmits - (ANSWER)False, its a vector
T/F: Spontaneous generation theory of disease was replaced by the work of pastor and cook -
(ANSWER)True
The father of epidemiology is - (ANSWER)John Snow
The framing hand heart study is an example of - (ANSWER)Perspective cohort study
Who first observed the relationship between repetitive physical aspects of work and their harmful
effects (occupational hazards) - (ANSWER)Ramazini
Who was the first induct a large scale case study of epidemiology of breast cancer - (ANSWER)Lane
playpen
T/F: vaccinations were first used with cow pox to prevent small pox - (ANSWER)True
A women has a fever, sore throat, and fatigue, she thinks she has West Nile but hasn't been to a doctor
what is she considered - (ANSWER)Suspect case
T/F: Identifying distribution of disease including its frequency and pattern is apart of descriptive
epidemiology - (ANSWER)True
The chain of infection describes disease transmission beginning with - (ANSWER)Pathogen leaving the
reservoir
T/F: becoming infected with the Nora virus after swimming in the lake is known as vehicle born
transmission - (ANSWER)True
, EPI 712 Midterm study guide
T/f: overhead bars on a crowded public bus have the potential to hoard diseases is considered vector
born disease - (ANSWER)True
T/F: Years of potential life lost can identify lost of expected years of life due to premature death -
(ANSWER)True
The health indicator that reflects poor reproductive health is - (ANSWER)Functionality
What is a marker of health status, service provision, resource availability is - (ANSWER)Health indictor
T/F: one way to control for age as a compounder is to use age adjusted rates - (ANSWER)True
The descriptive characteristic that describes who is getting the disease - (ANSWER)Person
A type of data measured in unrestricted measured quantities is - (ANSWER)Continuous
T/F: A zoonosis is an infectious organism in vertebrate animals - (ANSWER)False
T/F: A person with Yellow fever may be quarantined - (ANSWER)True
One inanimate source of illness is fused which can gain access to the body through -
(ANSWER)Inhalation and skin
Another term for incubation period is - (ANSWER)Stage of presymptomatic disease
Ability of disease causing agent to cause severe case of the disease and death - (ANSWER)Virulence
Common cold can be transferred through a virus left on a door handle touched by an infected person -
(ANSWER)Phomite
T/F: because chlorea has only been identified in parts of a limited pandemic - (ANSWER)True
T/F: Mosquito is a vehicle that transmits - (ANSWER)False, its a vector
T/F: Spontaneous generation theory of disease was replaced by the work of pastor and cook -
(ANSWER)True
The father of epidemiology is - (ANSWER)John Snow
The framing hand heart study is an example of - (ANSWER)Perspective cohort study
Who first observed the relationship between repetitive physical aspects of work and their harmful
effects (occupational hazards) - (ANSWER)Ramazini
Who was the first induct a large scale case study of epidemiology of breast cancer - (ANSWER)Lane
playpen
T/F: vaccinations were first used with cow pox to prevent small pox - (ANSWER)True
A women has a fever, sore throat, and fatigue, she thinks she has West Nile but hasn't been to a doctor
what is she considered - (ANSWER)Suspect case
T/F: Identifying distribution of disease including its frequency and pattern is apart of descriptive
epidemiology - (ANSWER)True
The chain of infection describes disease transmission beginning with - (ANSWER)Pathogen leaving the
reservoir
T/F: becoming infected with the Nora virus after swimming in the lake is known as vehicle born
transmission - (ANSWER)True
, EPI 712 Midterm study guide
T/f: overhead bars on a crowded public bus have the potential to hoard diseases is considered vector
born disease - (ANSWER)True
T/F: Years of potential life lost can identify lost of expected years of life due to premature death -
(ANSWER)True
The health indicator that reflects poor reproductive health is - (ANSWER)Functionality
What is a marker of health status, service provision, resource availability is - (ANSWER)Health indictor
T/F: one way to control for age as a compounder is to use age adjusted rates - (ANSWER)True
The descriptive characteristic that describes who is getting the disease - (ANSWER)Person
A type of data measured in unrestricted measured quantities is - (ANSWER)Continuous
T/F: A zoonosis is an infectious organism in vertebrate animals - (ANSWER)False
T/F: A person with Yellow fever may be quarantined - (ANSWER)True
One inanimate source of illness is fused which can gain access to the body through -
(ANSWER)Inhalation and skin
Another term for incubation period is - (ANSWER)Stage of presymptomatic disease
Ability of disease causing agent to cause severe case of the disease and death - (ANSWER)Virulence
Common cold can be transferred through a virus left on a door handle touched by an infected person -
(ANSWER)Phomite
