MPH 6011 Midterm Exam Questions and Answers 2024

Which of the activities below are related to epidemiology - -describe the occurrence of disease by person, place & time -determine causes of health-related events by comparing different populations -apply insight for descriptive & analytic epidemiology to prevent & control health problems **NOT ensure a competent workforce is available to provide health education, health care, & other services to people who need them An epidemiologist calculates the prevalence of diabetes among young adults living in rural NC counties in 2020. Select the term that best describes the activity - Descriptive epidemiology What are the 3 core public health functions - 1- assessment 2- policy development 3- assurance Which of the following describes the interaction of factors that influence infectious disease transmission - Agent, host & environment T/F- all infectious diseases are communicable diseases - False Vaccination is a strategy for which level of prevention - Primary Direct transmission includes which of the following (select all that apply) - Sneezing, sex & coughing *not doorknobs, food-borne, or mosoquito-borne Between 2010 and 2018, Buncombe County, NC, reported between 1 and 7 cases of Legionnaire's disease annually. Legionnaire's disease would be considered which of the following in Buncombe County - Endemic Between 2010 and 2018, Buncombe County, NC reported between 1 and 7 cases of Legionnaire's disease annually. In 2019, Buncombe County, NC, reported 49 cases of Legionnaire's disease. The occurrence of Legionnaire's disease in 2019 would be consider which of the following in Buncombe County - Epidemic You are conducting a study of ECU students who use electronic cigarettes (e-cigs, vaping). Is this considered a dynamic or stationary population - Dynamic Which of the following is/are an example of tertiary prevention (select all that apply) - Treatment of disease with antibiotics & physical therapy following a stroke Which of the following is the period when the disease process has begun but diagnosis cannot be made because symptoms have not yet developed. It is an important period when screening can be done and applies to non-communicable diseases - Latency A disease which is caused by a high dose of a pollutant or toxic agent and lasts for just a short time (Maybe minutes, hours, or a few days) is an example of which of the following - Acute non-communicable diseas A condition that causes the malfunction of certain organs or physiological processes within the body is an example of which kind of disease - Metabolic T/F- Toxicity (or overdose) due to nutrients, vitamins, or minerals can occur - True The multifactorial concept of disease causation is communicated by which of the following causal models (choose all that apply) - Epidemiology triangle, sufficient-component cause model, & socio-ecologic model T/F- The purpose of a screening test is to detect disease in people who do not have signs and symptoms of disease - True Stored blood samples from a group of 315 patients were used to test a novel screening test. All patients had diagnosed, confirmed cancer and the stored blood samples were obtained five years before diagnosis. When applied to the stored blood samples, the screening test was positive for 286 of these patients. Is the following statement true or false: the sensitivity of the screening test is 286/315 = 90.8% - True