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,Chapter 01: Introduction
Celentano: Gordis Epidemiology, 6th Edition
Test Bank
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Which of the following is an example of tertiary prevention?
a. Vaccination for rotavirus for children younger than the age of 1 year
b. Surgical amputation of an extremity with osteosarcoma (bone cancer)
c. Screening for gestational diabetes after 24 weeks of pregnancy
d. Sexual education program in elementary schools
e. Increasing taxes for buyingcigarettes
ANS: B
Surgical amputation of an extremity with osteosarcoma (bone cancer) is an example in which
when a disease is present the treatment (amputation) is done to reduce the impact of disease by
preventing the tumor from dissemination. Vaccination for rotavirus for children younger than
the age of 1 year, sexual education program in elementary schools, and increasing taxes for
buying cigarettes represent examples of primary prevention. Screening for gestational diabetes
after 24 weeks of pregnancy is an example of secondary prevention.
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decrease in mortality. Name the character that we are talking about.
a. John Snow
b. Edward Jenner
c. D.A. Henderson
d. Leon Gordis
e. Ignaz Semmelweis
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b. Smallpox
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Smallpox was eradicated in 1980. Edward Jenner vaccinated James Phipps in 1796 against
smallpox. Almost 200 years later, the World Health Organization (WHO) commissioned
D.A. Henderson to lead the efforts to eradicate the disease.
4. Over the past century, a marked decline in the mortality rates of many infectious diseases
has been observed. Which of the following is the most likely reason for the observed decline
in mortality rates from common infectious diseases?
a. Development of penicillin
b. Development of insulin
c. Development of vaccines
d. Improvement in social conditions
e. Worse sanitation and unsafe water
ANS: D
Although medical treatments potentially helped in the decrease of infectious diseases, the
advancement in social conditions played a major role. These improvements include better
sanitation, safe disposal of waste, better nutrition, and improvement in housing conditions.
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,Chapter 01: Introduction
Celentano: Gordis Epidemiology, 6th Edition
Test Bank
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Which of the following is an example of tertiary prevention?
a. Vaccination for rotavirus for children younger than the age of 1 year
b. Surgical amputation of an extremity with osteosarcoma (bone cancer)
c. Screening for gestational diabetes after 24 weeks of pregnancy
d. Sexual education program in elementary schools
e. Increasing taxes for buyingcigarettes
ANS: B
Surgical amputation of an extremity with osteosarcoma (bone cancer) is an example in which
when a disease is present the treatment (amputation) is done to reduce the impact of disease by
preventing the tumor from dissemination. Vaccination for rotavirus for children younger than
the age of 1 year, sexual education program in elementary schools, and increasing taxes for
buying cigarettes represent examples of primary prevention. Screening for gestational diabetes
after 24 weeks of pregnancy is an example of secondary prevention.
2. This historic character ob s erv edNtU
h aRt S
chIilN
dbGeT
dBfe.
veCr O
mMortalit y was more common among
women treated by physicians and medical students compared with women treated by
midwives. Based on his observations, he implemented a hand wash policy that resulted in a
decrease in mortality. Name the character that we are talking about.
a. John Snow
b. Edward Jenner
c. D.A. Henderson
d. Leon Gordis
e. Ignaz Semmelweis
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ANS: E
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Ignaz Semmelweis identified that medical students and physicians transmitted the disease by
not washing their hands after examining bodies at autopsies and conducting multiple
st
examinations in the clinic.
ba
3. Thanks to the contributions of Edward Jenner, the following disease was eradicated later
by efforts organized by D.A. Henderson:
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a. Cholera
b. Smallpox
c. Chickenpox
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d. Polio
e. Zika
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, ANS: B
Smallpox was eradicated in 1980. Edward Jenner vaccinated James Phipps in 1796 against
smallpox. Almost 200 years later, the World Health Organization (WHO) commissioned
D.A. Henderson to lead the efforts to eradicate the disease.
4. Over the past century, a marked decline in the mortality rates of many infectious diseases
has been observed. Which of the following is the most likely reason for the observed decline
in mortality rates from common infectious diseases?
a. Development of penicillin
b. Development of insulin
c. Development of vaccines
d. Improvement in social conditions
e. Worse sanitation and unsafe water
ANS: D
Although medical treatments potentially helped in the decrease of infectious diseases, the
advancement in social conditions played a major role. These improvements include better
sanitation, safe disposal of waste, better nutrition, and improvement in housing conditions.
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