GORDIS EPIDEMIOLOGY 6TH EDITION
CELENTANO TEST BANK FINAL STUDY
GUIDE 2026 SOLVED QUESTIONS FULLY
CORRECT
⫸ Etiology Answer: The causes or determinants of a given disease
⫸ Prognosis Answer: The expected course a disease may take. This
includes the likelihood and steps needed for recovery, impacts to quality
of life, and impacts on life expectancy.
⫸ Epidemiologic transition Answer: A theory describing a noted shift in
population dynamics, mortality, fertility, and causes of death. One of its
main postulates is that, as developing countries shift to developed
countries, the prevailing causes of death change from infectious to
chronic diseases. This theory has been subject to criticism, however.
⫸ Primary prevention Answer: Efforts taken to prevent a disease from
developing in an individual who does not yet have that disease.
⫸ Secondary prevention Answer: Efforts to identify individuals who
have contracted a given disease but who have not yet displayed typical
clinical symptoms that would prompt them to seek medical attention. By
identifying individuals in this earlier phase of disease, medical
countermeasures may prove more effective.
CELENTANO TEST BANK FINAL STUDY
GUIDE 2026 SOLVED QUESTIONS FULLY
CORRECT
⫸ Etiology Answer: The causes or determinants of a given disease
⫸ Prognosis Answer: The expected course a disease may take. This
includes the likelihood and steps needed for recovery, impacts to quality
of life, and impacts on life expectancy.
⫸ Epidemiologic transition Answer: A theory describing a noted shift in
population dynamics, mortality, fertility, and causes of death. One of its
main postulates is that, as developing countries shift to developed
countries, the prevailing causes of death change from infectious to
chronic diseases. This theory has been subject to criticism, however.
⫸ Primary prevention Answer: Efforts taken to prevent a disease from
developing in an individual who does not yet have that disease.
⫸ Secondary prevention Answer: Efforts to identify individuals who
have contracted a given disease but who have not yet displayed typical
clinical symptoms that would prompt them to seek medical attention. By
identifying individuals in this earlier phase of disease, medical
countermeasures may prove more effective.
