Chapter 9- Epidemiological Applications
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1. What is it called when an Descriptive epidemiology
epidemiologist writes a summary of a
food poisoning outbreak, from cause
to plans, for prevention in the future?
2. Two brothers played with their c. Difference in genetic inheritance between the
cousin. One brother later became two brothers
quite ill, whereas the other did not.
How can this be explained?
a.
Difference in length of time exposed
b.
Difference in how actively the
children played
c.
Difference in genetic inheritance
between the two brothers
d.
Difference in lifestyle between the
two brothers
,3. When would the wheel model of b. When there are multiple causes for a chronic
epidemiology be more helpful than disease
the epidemiological triangle model?
a.
When factors outside the triangle
model are involved
b.
When there are multiple causes for a
chronic disease
c.
When research has not yet
determined the exact cause
d.
When trying to explain the situation
to a lay person
4. Why is it so important to discover To find variables susceptible to prevention or early
all the variables that may be involved intervention.
in creating a disease state in some
persons?
, 5. What is the advantage of the web d. The web of causation model shows the
of causation model in comparison relationships among variables.
with the epidemiological triangle
model?
a.
The web of causation model is easier
to understand and use.
b.
The web of causation model is more
widely known and publicized.
c.
The web of causation model is more
recent and current.
d.
The web of causation model shows
the relationships among variables.
6. The textbook summarizes a c. The environment in which the young adults lived
research study of sexually
transmitted infections among young
adults. What was determined to be a
major variable in exposure to
infection?
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1. What is it called when an Descriptive epidemiology
epidemiologist writes a summary of a
food poisoning outbreak, from cause
to plans, for prevention in the future?
2. Two brothers played with their c. Difference in genetic inheritance between the
cousin. One brother later became two brothers
quite ill, whereas the other did not.
How can this be explained?
a.
Difference in length of time exposed
b.
Difference in how actively the
children played
c.
Difference in genetic inheritance
between the two brothers
d.
Difference in lifestyle between the
two brothers
,3. When would the wheel model of b. When there are multiple causes for a chronic
epidemiology be more helpful than disease
the epidemiological triangle model?
a.
When factors outside the triangle
model are involved
b.
When there are multiple causes for a
chronic disease
c.
When research has not yet
determined the exact cause
d.
When trying to explain the situation
to a lay person
4. Why is it so important to discover To find variables susceptible to prevention or early
all the variables that may be involved intervention.
in creating a disease state in some
persons?
, 5. What is the advantage of the web d. The web of causation model shows the
of causation model in comparison relationships among variables.
with the epidemiological triangle
model?
a.
The web of causation model is easier
to understand and use.
b.
The web of causation model is more
widely known and publicized.
c.
The web of causation model is more
recent and current.
d.
The web of causation model shows
the relationships among variables.
6. The textbook summarizes a c. The environment in which the young adults lived
research study of sexually
transmitted infections among young
adults. What was determined to be a
major variable in exposure to
infection?
