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TestBankForGordisEpidemiology7thEditionBy
DavidDCelentano;MoysesSzkloChapters1–20
Complete

,TABLEOF CONTENTS
5 5




Chapter5 15 Introduction
Chapter5 25 The5 Dynamics5 of5 Disease5 Transmission
Chapter5 35 The5 Occurrence5 of5 Disease
Chapter5 45 The5 Occurrence5 of5 Disease
Chapter5 55 Assessing5 the5 Validity5 and5 Reliability5 of5 Diagnostic5 and5 Screening5 Tests
Chapter5 65 The5 Natural5 History5 of5 Disease
Chapter5 75 Observational5 Studies
Chapter5 85 Cohort5 Studies
Chapter5 95 Comparing5 Cohort5 and5 Case-Control5 Studies
Chapter5 105 Assessing5 Preventive5 and5 Therapeutic5 Measures
Chapter5 115 Randomized5 Trials
Chapter5 125 Estimating5 Risk
Chapter5 135 More5 on5 Risk
Chapter5 145 From5 Association5 to5 Causation
Chapter5 155 More5 on5 Causal5 Inference
Chapter5 165 Identifying5 the5 Roles5 of5 Genetic5 and5 Environmental5 Factors5 in5 Disease5 Causation
Chapter5 175 Using5 Epidemiology5 to5 Evaluate5 Health5 Services
Chapter5 185 Epidemiologic5 Approach5 to5 Evaluating5 Screening5 Programs
Chapter5 195 Epidemiology5 and5 Public5 Policy
Chapter5 205 Ethical5 and5 Professional5 Issues5 in5 Epidemiology

,Chapter5 01:5 Introduction
Celentano:5 Gordis5 Epidemiology,5 7th5 Edition5 Test5 Bank

MULTIPLE5 CHOICE

1. Which5of5 the5 following5 is5 an5 example5 of5 tertiary5 prevention?

a.5Vaccination5for5rotavirus5for5children5younger5than5the5age5of515yea5
r5b.5Surgical5amputation5of5an5extremity5with5osteosarcoma5(bone5can5c
er)5c.5Screening5for5gestational5diabetes5after5245weeks5of5pregnancy
d.5Sexual5education5program5in5elementary5schools5
Increasing5taxes5for5buying5cigarettes

ANSWER:AB

Surgical5amputation5of5an5extremity5with5osteosarcoma5(bone5cancer)5is5an5example5in5whic5
h5when5a5disease5is5present5the5treatment5(amputation)5is5done5to5reduce5the5impact5of5disea5 s
e5by5preventing5the5tumor5from5dissemination.5Vaccination5for5rotavirus5for5children5young5er
5than5the5age5of515 year,5sexual5education5program5in5elementary5schools,5and5increasing5ta5xes

5for5buying5cigarettes5represent5examples5of5primary5prevention.5Screening5for5gestationa5 l5di

abetes5after5245weeks5of5pregnancy5is5an5example5of5secondary5prevention.

This5historic5character5observed5that5childbed5fever5mortality5more5common5among5women5t5r
eated5 by5physicians5 and5 medical5 students5 compared5 with5 women5 treated5 by5midwives.5 Base5
d5on5his5observations,5he5implemented5a5hand5wash5policy5that5resulted5in5adecrease5in5morta5l
ity.5Name5the5character5that5we5are5talking5about.

John5Snow5Edw
ard5Jenner
D.A.5Henderson5
Leon5Gordis
Ignaz5 Semmelweis

ANSWER:AE

Ignaz5Semmelweis5identified5that5medical5students5and5physicians5transmitted5the5disease5b
y5not5washing5their5hands5after5examining5bodies5at5autopsies5and5conducting5multiple5ex5a
minations5in5the5clinic.

Thanks5to5the5contributions5of5Edward5Jenner,5the5following5disease5was5eradicated5later5b
y5efforts5organized5by5D.A.5Henderson:

Cholera5Smallpo
x5Chickenpox5P
olio
Zika




.

, ANSWER:AB

Smallpox5was5eradicated5in51980.5Edward5Jenner5vaccinated5James5Phipps5in517965again5
st5smallpox.5Almost52005years5later,5the5World5Health5Organization5(WHO)5commission5e
d5D.A.5Henderson5to5lead5the5efforts5to5eradicate5the5disease.

Over5the5past5century,5a5marked5decline5in5the5mortality5rates5of5many5infectious5diseas5
es5has5been5observed.5Which5of5the5following5is5the5most5likely5reason5for5the5observed5de5
cline5in5mortality5rates5from5common5infectious5diseases?

Development5of5penicillin5Develop
ment5of5insulin5Development5of5vac
cines5Improvement5in5social5conditi
ons5Worse5 sanitation5 and5 unsafe5 wa
ter

ANSWER:AD

Although5medical5treatments5potentially5helped5in5the5decrease5of5infectious5diseases,5the5
advancement5in5social5conditions5played5a5major5 role.5These5improvements5 include5bett5
er5sanitation,5safe5disposal5of5waste,5better5nutrition,5and5improvement5in5housing5conditi5
ons.




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