MPH 6011 Midterm Exam Questions with Answers 2024 Graded A

List 3 activities related to epidemiology - 1. Describe the occurrence of disease by person, place, and time 2. Determine causes of health-related events by comparing different populations. 3. Apply insight for descriptive and analytic epidemiology to prevent and control health problems An epidemiologist calculates the prevalence of diabetes among young adults living in rural NC counties in 2020. What type of epidemiology is this? - Descriptive epidemiology Which of the activities below is not a core function of public health? - A. Identify the correct treatment for individual patients B. Assurance through implementation of programs C. Policy development to solve problem D. Assessment through collection of data Correct: A. Which of the following describes the interaction of factors that influence infectious disease transmission? - A. Agent, host, and environment B. Dynamic, static, and healthy populations C. Primary, secondary, and tertiary prevention D. Person, place, and time Correct: A. T/F: All infectious diseases are communicable diseases. - False; All communicable diseases are infectious diseases, but not all infectious disease are communicable. Infectious non-communicable diseases include bacterium Clostridium tetani, anthax, and Legionella. Vaccination is a strategy for which level of prevention? - A. Tertiary prevention B. Primary prevention C. Secondary prevention Correct: B.; Primary prevention focuses on removing the exposure or otherwise preventing an individual from getting a disease. Direct transmission includes which of the following (select all that apply) - A. Food-borne B. Sex C. Mosquito-borne D. Coughing E. Sneezing F. Doorknobs Correct: B., D., E.; Direct contact occurs through skin-to-skin contact, kissing, and sexual intercourse. Droplet spread refers to spray with relatively large, short-range aerosols produced by sneezing, coughing, or even talking. Droplet spread is classified as direct because transmission is by direct spray over a few feet, before the droplets fall to the ground. 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. - A. Pandemic B. Endemic C. Epidemic D. Systemic Correct: B.; Endemic refers to the "normal" occurrence of a disease. You are conducting a study of ECU students who use electronic cigarettes (e-cigs, vaping). Is this considered a dynamic or stationary population? - A. Stationary population B. Dynamic population Correct: B.; The population is dynamic because it is defined by both a link to geographic area (ECU, even if you don't live in Greenville, and people can move in and out of attending ECU) and by personal characteristic which changes (age - typically between 18 and 22 for college students; use of e-cigs, which can change over time). Which of the following is/are an example of tertiary prevention (select all that apply)? - A. Immunization B. Screening C. Treatment of disease with antibiotics D. Physical therapy following a stroke Correct: C., D.; Tertiary prevention aims to reduce severity or consequences of disease among individuals who already have the disease and have been diagnosed (such as through treatment or therapy). Which of the following is the period when the disease process has begun but a 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. - A. Symptomatic B. Latency C. Non-infectious D. Incubation Correct: B. 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? - A. Acute infectious disease B. Chronic infectious disease C. Acute non-communicable disease D. Chronic non-communicable disease Correct: C. 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)? - A. Epidemiology triangle B. Sufficient-component cause model C. Screening D. Socio-ecologic model Correct: A., C., D.