HLTH 503 Final UPDATED ACTUAL
Questions and CORRECT Answers
The epidemiologic and clinical descriptions of a disease are different. - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- True
In current thinking, the term epidemic is used only to describe outbreaks of infectious
disease. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- False
The Framingham Heart Study, begun in 1948, pioneered research into coronary heart disease
risk factors. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- True
Which of the following activities characterizes a clinical approach (as opposed to an
epidermiologic approach)? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Description of specific signs and
symptoms in a patient.
Socrates popularized the notion that the environment is associated with human disease. -
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- False
Most of the time, epidemiologic researchers confront a problem that has a clear etiologic
basis. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- False
Which of the following activities characterizes an epidemiologic approach (as opposed to a
clinical approach)? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Surveillance of a population.
John Snow is credited with developing the smallpox vaccination. - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- False
Molecular epidemiology applies the techniques of molecular biology to epidemiologic
studies. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- True
Environmental and occupational health problems are a specialization of epidemiology. -
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- True
,The 1918 Influenza Pandemic is also known as "the Mother of All Pandemics." - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- True
Cyclic variations in the occurrence of pneumonia and influenza mortality may reflect: -
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Seasonal variation in cases of influenza
The study of diseases linked to harmful physical energy, such as ionizing radiation, would be
outside the scope of epidemiology. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- False
Indicate the level of prevention:
1)Half-way houses for persons recovering from addiction:
2)Nutritional counseling for pregnant women:
3)Screening for breast cancer:
4)Pasteurization of milk:
5)Immunization against rubella: - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- 1)Tertiary Prevention
2)Primary Prevention
3)Secondary Prevention
4)Primary Prevention
5)Primary Prevention
Increases in lung cancer mortality, especially among women, illustrate which of the following
trends in disease occurrence? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- A new epidemic disorder.
The uses of epidemiology include: - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Search for determinants
(causes of disease)
Estimation of individual risks and chances of contracting disease
Evaluation of health services
!!All of the above!!- answer.
The phases of the policy cycle include: - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- -examination of
population health
, -assessment of potential interventions
-policy evaluation
-all of the above: answer
There has been an increase in the number of epidemiologic studies reported in medical
journals because: - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- They interest the public and physicians
concerned with preventive medicine.
An important risk factor for the population is always important for the individual -
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- False
What factors should be considered in measuring long-term changes in disease frequency over
time? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- -changes in diagnostic criteria
-Changes in the age distribution
-Changes in the fatal course of the condition
Answer: all of the above.
Which form of prevention takes place after the precursors of disease interact with the host? -
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- A)Teriary
B)Secondary
C)Primary
Answer: Both A) and B).
High firearm death rates and homicide rates are indicators of adverse conditions within the
community. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- True
The existence of a dose-response relationship, that is, an increase in disease risk with an
increase in the amount of exposure, does not support the view that an association is a causal
one. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- False
John Cassel argued that the agent, host, and environment triad provided an adequate
explanation for chronic diseases of non-infectious origin. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- False
Questions and CORRECT Answers
The epidemiologic and clinical descriptions of a disease are different. - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- True
In current thinking, the term epidemic is used only to describe outbreaks of infectious
disease. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- False
The Framingham Heart Study, begun in 1948, pioneered research into coronary heart disease
risk factors. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- True
Which of the following activities characterizes a clinical approach (as opposed to an
epidermiologic approach)? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Description of specific signs and
symptoms in a patient.
Socrates popularized the notion that the environment is associated with human disease. -
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- False
Most of the time, epidemiologic researchers confront a problem that has a clear etiologic
basis. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- False
Which of the following activities characterizes an epidemiologic approach (as opposed to a
clinical approach)? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Surveillance of a population.
John Snow is credited with developing the smallpox vaccination. - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- False
Molecular epidemiology applies the techniques of molecular biology to epidemiologic
studies. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- True
Environmental and occupational health problems are a specialization of epidemiology. -
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- True
,The 1918 Influenza Pandemic is also known as "the Mother of All Pandemics." - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- True
Cyclic variations in the occurrence of pneumonia and influenza mortality may reflect: -
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Seasonal variation in cases of influenza
The study of diseases linked to harmful physical energy, such as ionizing radiation, would be
outside the scope of epidemiology. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- False
Indicate the level of prevention:
1)Half-way houses for persons recovering from addiction:
2)Nutritional counseling for pregnant women:
3)Screening for breast cancer:
4)Pasteurization of milk:
5)Immunization against rubella: - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- 1)Tertiary Prevention
2)Primary Prevention
3)Secondary Prevention
4)Primary Prevention
5)Primary Prevention
Increases in lung cancer mortality, especially among women, illustrate which of the following
trends in disease occurrence? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- A new epidemic disorder.
The uses of epidemiology include: - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Search for determinants
(causes of disease)
Estimation of individual risks and chances of contracting disease
Evaluation of health services
!!All of the above!!- answer.
The phases of the policy cycle include: - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- -examination of
population health
, -assessment of potential interventions
-policy evaluation
-all of the above: answer
There has been an increase in the number of epidemiologic studies reported in medical
journals because: - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- They interest the public and physicians
concerned with preventive medicine.
An important risk factor for the population is always important for the individual -
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- False
What factors should be considered in measuring long-term changes in disease frequency over
time? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- -changes in diagnostic criteria
-Changes in the age distribution
-Changes in the fatal course of the condition
Answer: all of the above.
Which form of prevention takes place after the precursors of disease interact with the host? -
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- A)Teriary
B)Secondary
C)Primary
Answer: Both A) and B).
High firearm death rates and homicide rates are indicators of adverse conditions within the
community. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- True
The existence of a dose-response relationship, that is, an increase in disease risk with an
increase in the amount of exposure, does not support the view that an association is a causal
one. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- False
John Cassel argued that the agent, host, and environment triad provided an adequate
explanation for chronic diseases of non-infectious origin. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- False
