HOSA- Epidemiology Practice Test Questions with Correct Answers 2025

HOSA- Epidemiology Practice Test
Questions with Correct Answers 2025
WhatAtermArefersAtoA"theAoccurrenceAofAdeathAfromAaAconditionAinAaApopulation?"

A)AMorbidity

B)Mortality

C)APrevalence

D)AIncidenceA-ACORRECTAANSWERA-B)AMortality



InAtheAdefinitionAofAepidemiology,A"distribution"ArefersAto:A

A)AWhy

B)AWho

C)AWhere

D)AWhenA-ACORRECTAANSWERA-D)When



WhatAtermArefersAtoA"anAoccurenceAofAanAillnessAorAillnessAinAaApopulation"?

A)Prevalence

B)Morbidity

C)Incidence

D)MortalityA-ACORRECTAANSWERA-B)Morbidity



AnAindustrialAtownAalongAtheAshoreAofALakeAMichiganAisAknownAforAhavingApoorAairAqualityAdueAtoAfactorie
sAandAshippingAindustryAnearAresidentialAareas.AThisAwouldAbeAanAexampleAofAwhatAkindAofAdescriptiveAvar
iable?

A)Environmental

B)DemographicAandASocial

C)CommunityAInfrastructure

D)HealthArelatedAoutcomesA-ACORRECTAANSWERA-A)Environmental



AnAexampleAofAactiveApreventionAofAdiseaseAis?

, A)FluoridationAofAwater

B)CreatingAfireAresistantAclothesAforAbabiesAandAchildren

C)UsingAaAseatbeltAwhileAridingAinAaAvehicle

D)EquippingAcarsAwithAairAbagsA-ACORRECTAANSWERA-C)UsingAaAseatAbeltAwhileAridingAinAaAvehicle



WhatAcomponentAofAHill'sAAspectsAofAAssociationAasksAifApeopleAareAdevelopingAtheAsameAdiseaseAconditi
onAafterAexposure?A

A)Consistency

B)Specificity

C)Temporality

D)CoherenceA-ACORRECTAANSWERA-B)Specificity



AnAexposureAassociatedAwithAaAdiseaseAisAknownAas:

A)Effect

B)Cause

C)DiseaseArate

D)RiskAfactorA-ACORRECTAANSWERA-D)RiskAFactor



AnAurbanAareaAhasAhadAaAlargeAmigrationAoverAtheApastA10AyearsAofAyoungerAindividualsAtoAotherAareasAinA
orderAtoAlookAforAbetterAopportunities.AThisAhighAmobilityAinAtheApopulationAisAanAexampleAofAwhatAkindAo
fAdescriptiveAvariable?

A)CommunityAInfrastructure

B)Environmental

C)HealthArelatedAoutcomes

D)DemographicAandAsocialA-ACORRECTAANSWERA-A)CommunityAInfrastructure



ApproximatelyA400,000AAmericansAtodayAhaveAeverAbeenAdiagnosedAwithAlungAcancer.AThisAisAalsoAknown
AasA______.A



A)AMorbidity

B)AMortality