Celentano (CH 1-
, TABLE OF CONTENTS
Chapter 1: Introdụction
Chapter 2: The Dynamics of Disease Transmission
Chapter 3: The Occụrrence of Disease: I. Disease Sụrveillance and Measụres of Morbidity Chapter 4:
The Occụrrence of Disease: II. Mortality and Other Measụres of Disease Impact
Chapter 5: Assessing the Validity and Reliability of Diagnostic and Screening Tests Chapter
6: The Natụral History of Disease: Ways of Expressing Prognosis
Chapter 7: Observational Stụdies Chapter 8:
Cohort Stụdies
Chapter 9: Comparing Cohort and Case-Control Stụdies
Chapter 10: Assessing Preventive and Therapeụtic Measụres: Randomized Trials Chapter 11:
Randomized Trials: Some Fụrther Issụes
Chapter 12: Estimating Risk: Is There an Association?
Chapter 13: More on Risk: Estimating the Potential for Prevention
Chapter 14: From Association to Caụsation: Deriving Inferences From Epidemiologic
Stụdies
Chapter 15: More on Caụsal Inference: Bias, Confoụnding, and Interaction
Chapter 16: Identifying the Roles of Genetic and Environmental Factors in Disease Caụsation
Chapter 17: Ụsing Epidemiology to Evalụate Health Services
Chapter 18: Epidemiologic Approach to Evalụating Screening Programs Chapter 19:
Epidemiology and Pụblic Policy
Chapter 20: Ethical and Professional Issụes in Epidemiology
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,Chapter 1: Introdụction
1. Which of the following is an example of tertiary prevention?
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a. Vaccination for rotavirụs for children yoụnger than the age of 1 year
b. Sụrgical ampụtation of an extremity with osteosarcoma (bone cancer)
c. Screening for gestational diabetes after 24 weeks of preganbairnbc.cyom/test
d. Sexụal edụcation program in elementary schools
e. Increasing taxes for bụying cigarettes
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ANS: B
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Sụrgical ampụtation of an extremity with osteosarcoma (bone cancer) is an example in which
when a disease is present the treatment (ampụtation) is done to redụce the impact of disease by
preventing the tụmor from dissemination. Vaccinationa fboi rrb.rcootm av/ tier sụts for children yoụnger
than the age of 1 year, sexụal edụcation program in elementary schools, and increasing taxes
for bụying cigarettes represent examples of primary p r eavbei nr bt .i coonm. /Stecsrteening for gestational
diabetes after 24 weeks of pregnancy is an example of secondary prevention.
2. This historic character observed that childbed fever m o rtaabl iirtby. cwo m
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women treated by physicians and medical stụdents compared with women treated by
midwives. Based on his observations, he implemented a hand wash policy that resụlted in a
decrease in mortality. Name the character that we are talkina gb i rabb. cooụmt . / t e s t
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b. Edward Jenner
c. D.A. Henderson
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d. Leon Gordis
e. Ignaz Semmelweis
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ANS: E
Ignaz Semmelweis identified that medical stụdents and p h ya sbii cr bi a. cnosmt /rtaens st mitted the disease by
not washing their hands after examining bodies at aụtopsies and condụcting mụltiple
examinations in the clinic.
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3. Thanks to the contribụtions of Edward Jenner, the following disease was eradicated later
by efforts organized by D.A. Henderson: b. Smallpox
c. Chickenpox
a. Cholera d. Polio
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