EPIDEMIOLOGY UPDATED EXAM SCRIPT QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS MARKED A+
✔✔screening is used to identify disease in which of the following stages of disease
preclinical
susceptibility
recovery
clinical - ✔✔preclinical
✔✔if a person has a risk factor for a disease that means that they will eventually
develop the disease
t/f - ✔✔false
✔✔the incubation period for an infectious disease occurs during which stage of disease
stage of preclinical
recovery
clinical
susceptibility - ✔✔preclinical
✔✔the bradford hill criteria are used to
identify the social determinants of health
achieve health equity
determine whether there is a causal association
describe the chain of infection - ✔✔determine whether there is a causal association
✔✔prevention of pneumonia by administering the vaccine to an adult with asthma would
be an example of which type of prevention - ✔✔primary
✔✔primary efforts are focused on which stage of disease - ✔✔stage of susceptibility
✔✔a risk factor is a bx or exposure that causes a disease or injury
t/f - ✔✔false
✔✔using occupational therapy for rehab after a stroke is an example of what type of
prevention - ✔✔tertiary
✔✔screening tests are used to identify people in which stage of disease - ✔✔preclinical
✔✔some cancers are classified as communicable diseases
t/f - ✔✔true
✔✔during an outbreak of an infectious disease control measures may be directed
towards select all that apply
, the agent
the mode of transmission
host susceptibility
the reservoir
the portal of entry - ✔✔all
✔✔when the cause of a disease is considered necessary that means that the disease
cannot occur until the cause is present
t/f - ✔✔true
✔✔a proportion is a simple count of the number of people in the population with a
disease or health-related condition
t/f - ✔✔false
✔✔which of the following types of studies is a descriptive epidemiological study design
select all that apply
cross-sectional study
cohort study
randomized controlled clinical trial
ecological study
case-control study - ✔✔cross-sectional study
ecological study
✔✔although health care facilities are required to report occurrences of notifiable
diseases, individual care providers are not required to participate in reporting of
notifiable diseases
t/f - ✔✔false
✔✔what type of graphic display monitors and compares the age of population over time
population pyramid
spot map
epidemic curve
scattterplot - ✔✔population pyramid
✔✔a ratio always includes a measure of time
t/f - ✔✔false
✔✔which of the following statements accurately describe a rate select all that apply
the period of time is always specified
its always a ratio
the population is always specifed - ✔✔all
✔✔adjusted rates are used to control for the effects of variables such as age on a
health outcome
ANSWERS MARKED A+
✔✔screening is used to identify disease in which of the following stages of disease
preclinical
susceptibility
recovery
clinical - ✔✔preclinical
✔✔if a person has a risk factor for a disease that means that they will eventually
develop the disease
t/f - ✔✔false
✔✔the incubation period for an infectious disease occurs during which stage of disease
stage of preclinical
recovery
clinical
susceptibility - ✔✔preclinical
✔✔the bradford hill criteria are used to
identify the social determinants of health
achieve health equity
determine whether there is a causal association
describe the chain of infection - ✔✔determine whether there is a causal association
✔✔prevention of pneumonia by administering the vaccine to an adult with asthma would
be an example of which type of prevention - ✔✔primary
✔✔primary efforts are focused on which stage of disease - ✔✔stage of susceptibility
✔✔a risk factor is a bx or exposure that causes a disease or injury
t/f - ✔✔false
✔✔using occupational therapy for rehab after a stroke is an example of what type of
prevention - ✔✔tertiary
✔✔screening tests are used to identify people in which stage of disease - ✔✔preclinical
✔✔some cancers are classified as communicable diseases
t/f - ✔✔true
✔✔during an outbreak of an infectious disease control measures may be directed
towards select all that apply
, the agent
the mode of transmission
host susceptibility
the reservoir
the portal of entry - ✔✔all
✔✔when the cause of a disease is considered necessary that means that the disease
cannot occur until the cause is present
t/f - ✔✔true
✔✔a proportion is a simple count of the number of people in the population with a
disease or health-related condition
t/f - ✔✔false
✔✔which of the following types of studies is a descriptive epidemiological study design
select all that apply
cross-sectional study
cohort study
randomized controlled clinical trial
ecological study
case-control study - ✔✔cross-sectional study
ecological study
✔✔although health care facilities are required to report occurrences of notifiable
diseases, individual care providers are not required to participate in reporting of
notifiable diseases
t/f - ✔✔false
✔✔what type of graphic display monitors and compares the age of population over time
population pyramid
spot map
epidemic curve
scattterplot - ✔✔population pyramid
✔✔a ratio always includes a measure of time
t/f - ✔✔false
✔✔which of the following statements accurately describe a rate select all that apply
the period of time is always specified
its always a ratio
the population is always specifed - ✔✔all
✔✔adjusted rates are used to control for the effects of variables such as age on a
health outcome
