Epidemiology Exam
Review Questions and
Answers Updated 2027
EpidemiologyBisBcalledB"theBbasicBscienceBofBpublicBhealth"B-BAnswerBT
____BisBsomethingBthatBcanBchangeBhealthB-BAnswerBHealthBDeterminant
WhoBcreatedBaBspotBmapBofBcholeraBcases?BKnownBasB"theBfatherBofBpublicBhealth"
B-BAnswerBJohnBSnow
WhoBfirstBexplainedBdiseaseBthroughBlogicBinsteadBofBmysticalBideas?B-
BAnswerBHippocrates
WhoBanalyzedBpopulationBdataBandBwroteBaBpaperBamongBdifferentBdemographics?B-
BAnswerBJohnBGraunt
WhoBcollected,Banalyzed,BandBreportedBvitalBstatsBinBBritainBandBisBknownBasBtheB"F
atherBofBmodernBvitalBstatisticsBsurveillance"?B-BAnswerBWilliamBFarr
"Time,Bplace,BandBperson"BrelateBtoBtheBpatternBofBhealthBevents.BTBorBF?B-
BAnswerBT
DoBepidemiologistsBfocusBonBindividualBhealthBforBinfectiousBdiseaseBandBhowBtoBtre
atBthem?B-BAnswerBNo.BTheyBfocusBonBpopulationBhealthBandBdon'tBtreatBdiseases.
WhichBofBtheBcoreBepidemiologicBfunctionsBisBknownBasB"informationBforBaction"?B-
BAnswerBPublicBHealthBSurveillance
, WhichBofBtheBcoreBepidemiologicBfunctionsBisBknownBasB"shoeBleatherBepidemiology"
?B-BAnswerBFieldBinvestigation
______BfindsBpeopleBthatBcouldBspreadBdiseasesBtoBothers-
BdiscoveringBhowBdiseasesBwork.B-BAnswerBFieldBinvestigation
______BusesBhealthBdataBtoBhelpBguideBpublicBhealthBdecisionBmaking/action.B-
BAnswerBPublicBhealthBsurveillance
_______BworksBwithBsurveillance/fieldBinvestigationBinBorderBtoBfindBaBdiseasesBcause
sBandBmodesBofBtransmission.B-BAnswerBAnalyticBstudies
TheBlabBidentificationBofBaBdiseaseBisBoneBofBtheBcoreBcompetenciesBofBepidemiologi
sts.BTBorBF?B-BAnswerBF
Time,Bplace,BandBpersonBareBtheBthreeBelementsBofBwhat?B-
BAnswerBDescriptiveBepidemiology
______BepidemiologyBusesBcomparisonBgroups.B-BAnswerBAnalytic
WhatBrefersBtoBcasesBbyBtime,Bplace,BandBperson?B-BAnswerBCounts
WhatBisBusedBasBaBdenominatorBforBcalculatingBrates?B-BAnswerBDivides
WhatBisBinBregardsBtoBanalyzingBdifferencesBbetweenBgroupsBofBpeople?B-
BAnswerBCompares
AB"caseBdefinition"BshouldBonlyBhaveBoneBdefinitionBtoBkeepBthingsBconsistentBbetwe
enBpublicBhealthBprofessionals.BTBorBF?B-BAnswerBT
Review Questions and
Answers Updated 2027
EpidemiologyBisBcalledB"theBbasicBscienceBofBpublicBhealth"B-BAnswerBT
____BisBsomethingBthatBcanBchangeBhealthB-BAnswerBHealthBDeterminant
WhoBcreatedBaBspotBmapBofBcholeraBcases?BKnownBasB"theBfatherBofBpublicBhealth"
B-BAnswerBJohnBSnow
WhoBfirstBexplainedBdiseaseBthroughBlogicBinsteadBofBmysticalBideas?B-
BAnswerBHippocrates
WhoBanalyzedBpopulationBdataBandBwroteBaBpaperBamongBdifferentBdemographics?B-
BAnswerBJohnBGraunt
WhoBcollected,Banalyzed,BandBreportedBvitalBstatsBinBBritainBandBisBknownBasBtheB"F
atherBofBmodernBvitalBstatisticsBsurveillance"?B-BAnswerBWilliamBFarr
"Time,Bplace,BandBperson"BrelateBtoBtheBpatternBofBhealthBevents.BTBorBF?B-
BAnswerBT
DoBepidemiologistsBfocusBonBindividualBhealthBforBinfectiousBdiseaseBandBhowBtoBtre
atBthem?B-BAnswerBNo.BTheyBfocusBonBpopulationBhealthBandBdon'tBtreatBdiseases.
WhichBofBtheBcoreBepidemiologicBfunctionsBisBknownBasB"informationBforBaction"?B-
BAnswerBPublicBHealthBSurveillance
, WhichBofBtheBcoreBepidemiologicBfunctionsBisBknownBasB"shoeBleatherBepidemiology"
?B-BAnswerBFieldBinvestigation
______BfindsBpeopleBthatBcouldBspreadBdiseasesBtoBothers-
BdiscoveringBhowBdiseasesBwork.B-BAnswerBFieldBinvestigation
______BusesBhealthBdataBtoBhelpBguideBpublicBhealthBdecisionBmaking/action.B-
BAnswerBPublicBhealthBsurveillance
_______BworksBwithBsurveillance/fieldBinvestigationBinBorderBtoBfindBaBdiseasesBcause
sBandBmodesBofBtransmission.B-BAnswerBAnalyticBstudies
TheBlabBidentificationBofBaBdiseaseBisBoneBofBtheBcoreBcompetenciesBofBepidemiologi
sts.BTBorBF?B-BAnswerBF
Time,Bplace,BandBpersonBareBtheBthreeBelementsBofBwhat?B-
BAnswerBDescriptiveBepidemiology
______BepidemiologyBusesBcomparisonBgroups.B-BAnswerBAnalytic
WhatBrefersBtoBcasesBbyBtime,Bplace,BandBperson?B-BAnswerBCounts
WhatBisBusedBasBaBdenominatorBforBcalculatingBrates?B-BAnswerBDivides
WhatBisBinBregardsBtoBanalyzingBdifferencesBbetweenBgroupsBofBpeople?B-
BAnswerBCompares
AB"caseBdefinition"BshouldBonlyBhaveBoneBdefinitionBtoBkeepBthingsBconsistentBbetwe
enBpublicBhealthBprofessionals.BTBorBF?B-BAnswerBT