TEST BANK For Gordis Epidemiology, 7th Edition By David D Celentano; Moyses Szklo, Verified Chapters 1 - 20, Complete

Test Bank For Gordis Epidemiology
7th Edition By David and Moyses
Chapter 1-20 Latest Version

,Table of Contents



Chapterf1fIntroduction
Chapterf2fThefDynamicsfoffDiseasefTransmission
Chapterf3fThefOccurrencefoffDisease
Chapterf4fThefOccurrencefoffDisease
Chapterf5fAssessingfthefValidityfandfReliabilityfoffDiagnosticfandfScreeningfTests
Chapterf6fThefNaturalfHistoryfoffDisease
Chapterf7fObservationalfStudies
Chapterf8fCohortfStudies
Chapterf9fComparingfCohortfandfCase-ControlfStudies
Chapterf10fAssessingfPreventivefandfTherapeuticfMeasures
Chapterf11fRandomizedfTrials
Chapterf12fEstimatingfRisk
Chapterf13fMorefonfRisk
Chapterf14fFromfAssociationftofCausation
Chapterf15fMorefonfCausalfInference
Chapterf16fIdentifyingfthefRolesfoffGeneticfandfEnvironmentalfFactorsfinfDiseasefCausation
Chapterf17fUsingfEpidemiologyftofEvaluatefHealthfServices
Chapterf18fEpidemiologicfApproachftofEvaluatingfScreeningfPrograms
Chapterf19fEpidemiologyfandfPublicfPolicy
Chapterf20fEthicalfandfProfessionalfIssuesfinfEpidemiology

,Chapterf01:fIntroduction
Celentano:fGordisfEpidemiology,f7thfEditionfTestfBank

MULTIPLEfCHOICE

1. Whichfofftheffollowingfisfanfexamplefofftertiaryfprevention?

a. Vaccinationfforfrotavirusfforfchildrenfyoungerfthanfthefagefoff1fyear
b. Surgicalfamputationfoffanfextremityfwithfosteosarcomaf(bonefcancer)
c. Screeningfforfgestationalfdiabetesfafterf24fweeksfoffpregnancy
d. Sexualfeducationfprogramfinfelementaryfschools
e. Increasingftaxesfforfbuyingfcigarette

sfANSWER:fB

Surgicalfamputationfoffanfextremityfwithfosteosarcomaf(bonefcancer)fisfanfexamplefinfwhich
fwhenfafdiseasefisfpresentftheftreatmentf(amputation)fisfdoneftofreducefthefimpactfoffdise
asefbyfpreventingftheftumorffromfdissemination.fVaccinationfforfrotavirusfforfchildrenfyounge
rfthanfthefagefoff1fyear,fsexualfeducationfprogramfinfelementaryfschools,fandfincreasingfta
xesfforfbuyingfcigarettesfrepresentfexamplesfoffprimaryfprevention.fScreeningfforfgestation
alfdiabetesfafterf24fweeksfoffpregnancyfisfanfexamplefoffsecondaryfprevention.

2. Thisfhistoricfcharacterfobservedfthatfchildbedffeverfmortalityfmorefcommonfamongfwomenftre
atedfbyfphysiciansfandfmedicalfstudentsfcomparedfwithfwomenftreatedfbyfmidwives.fBasedf
onfhisfobservations,fhefimplementedfafhandfwashfpolicyfthatfresultedfinfadecreasefinfmortalit
y.fNamefthefcharacterfthatfwefareftalkingfabout.

a. JohnfSnow
b. EdwardfJenner
c. D.A.fHenderson
d. LeonfGordis
e. IgnazfSemmelweisf

ANSWER:fE

IgnazfSemmelweisfidentifiedfthatfmedicalfstudentsfandfphysiciansftransmittedfthefdiseasefb
yfnotfwashingftheirfhandsfafterfexaminingfbodiesfatfautopsiesfandfconductingfmultiplefexa
minationsfinfthefclinic.

3. ThanksftofthefcontributionsfoffEdwardfJenner,ftheffollowingfdiseasefwasferadicatedflat
erfbyfeffortsforganizedfbyfD.A.fHenderson:

a. Cholera
b. Smallpox
c. Chickenpox
d. Polio
e. Zika




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, ANSWER:fB

Smallpoxfwasferadicatedfinf1980.fEdwardfJennerfvaccinatedfJamesfPhippsfinf1796faga
instfsmallpox.fAlmostf200fyearsflater,fthefWorldfHealthfOrganizationf(WHO)fcommissione
d
D.A.fHendersonftofleadfthefeffortsftoferadicatefthefdisease.

4. Overfthefpastfcentury,fafmarkedfdeclinefinfthefmortalityfratesfoffmanyfinfectiousfdiseas
esfhasfbeenfobserved.fWhichfofftheffollowingfisfthefmostflikelyfreasonfforfthefobservedfde
clinefinfmortalityfratesffromfcommonfinfectiousfdiseases?

a. Developmentfoffpenicillin
b. Developmentfoffinsulin
c. Developmentfoffvaccines
d. Improvementfinfsocialfconditions
e. Worsefsanitationfandfunsafefwat

erfANSWER:fD

Althoughfmedicalftreatmentsfpotentiallyfhelpedfinfthefdecreasefoffinfectiousfdiseases,fthe
fadvancementfinfsocialfconditionsfplayedfafmajorfrole.fThesefimprovementsfincludefbetter
fsanitation,fsafefdisposalfoffwaste,fbetterfnutrition,fandfimprovementfinfhousingfconditions.




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