Epidemiology is defined as "the study of the ____ and ______ of disease frequency in human
populations?
a. Disease and distribution
b. Determinants and disease
c. Distribution and determinants
d. Disease and mortality
Distribution and determinants
Which of the following is an example of tertiary prevention?
a. Sexual education program in elementary schools
b. Screening for gestational diabetes after 24 weeks of pregnancy
c. Surgical amputation of an extremity with osteosarcoma (bone cancer)
d. Vaccination for rotavirus for children younger than the age of 1 year
Surgical amputation of an extremity with osteosarcoma (bone cancer)
This historic character observed that childbed fever mortality 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.
Ignaz Semmelweis
Edward Jenner
John Snow
Leon Gordis
Ignaz Semmelweis
Thanks to the contributions of Edward Jenner, the following disease was eradicated later by efforts
organized by DA Henderson:
Polio
Chickenpox
Smallpox
Cholera
, Smallpox
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?
Development of penicillin
Development of vaccines
Development of insulin
Improvement in social conditionsz
Improvement in social conditions
Which term most accurately describes the following definition? "The occurrence in a community or
region of cases of an illness, specific health-related behavior, or other health-related events clearly in
excess of normal expectancy." [Porta M, ed. A Dictionary of Epidemiology. New York: Oxford
University Press; 2014.]
Attack rate
Endemic
Epidemic
Pandemic
Epidemic
What is the most accurate definition of the incubation period (of an infectious disease)?
a. The time of invasion by an infectious agent
b. The time between initiation of infection and first shedding or excretion of the agent
c. The interval from receipt of infection to the time of onset of clinical illness (the onset of
recognizable symptoms)
d. The time of onset of clinical illness or the onset of recognizable symptoms
The interval from receipt of infection to the time of onset of clinical illness (the onset of
recognizable symptoms)
There was a food poisoning outbreak on April 1, 2018, at the City Z Food Safety Conference. There
were 1,000 people registered for the conference with luncheon, 100 volunteers to host attendees, and
50 people who served the luncheon during the conference. Except for 50 people who served the food,
all of the participants and volunteers ate the food from the luncheon at the conference on April 1,
2018. Based only on the information given in this question, how many people are at risk in this food
poisoning outbreak?
150
1,100
, 1,000
1,150
1,100
What is the name of the occurrence of a clearly higher than expected number of cases of a disease
within a limited geographical region?
Zoonosis
Epidemic
Endemic
Pandemic
Epidemic
Malaria is a parasitic disease transmitted by the Anopheles mosquito bite. This mode of transmission
is called
Direct
Mosquitosis
Multiple exposure
Vector
Vector
Which of the following is not a measure of disease?
Incidence rate
Prevalence rate ratio
Attack rate
Morbidity rate
Morbidity rate
What is the incidence rate from influenza in the 2016 season in the young age group at Minas Tirith?
Use the following table to answer the question. (look at question 2 exam 2)
15 cases/1,000 people
1,000 cases
150 cases/1,000 people
3,000 cases
150 cases/1,000 people
In the student's health clinic of St. Laurence University, 140 cases of foot-hand-mouth disease were
identified among the undergraduate students. This viral infection is usually mild, and none of the
students got any complication. Because it is rare to observe this condition in people older than 10
years, the university reported their findings to the city's health department. Three officers were sent
to the university to interview and examine all the infected students and their contacts. By sending the
populations?
a. Disease and distribution
b. Determinants and disease
c. Distribution and determinants
d. Disease and mortality
Distribution and determinants
Which of the following is an example of tertiary prevention?
a. Sexual education program in elementary schools
b. Screening for gestational diabetes after 24 weeks of pregnancy
c. Surgical amputation of an extremity with osteosarcoma (bone cancer)
d. Vaccination for rotavirus for children younger than the age of 1 year
Surgical amputation of an extremity with osteosarcoma (bone cancer)
This historic character observed that childbed fever mortality 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.
Ignaz Semmelweis
Edward Jenner
John Snow
Leon Gordis
Ignaz Semmelweis
Thanks to the contributions of Edward Jenner, the following disease was eradicated later by efforts
organized by DA Henderson:
Polio
Chickenpox
Smallpox
Cholera
, Smallpox
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?
Development of penicillin
Development of vaccines
Development of insulin
Improvement in social conditionsz
Improvement in social conditions
Which term most accurately describes the following definition? "The occurrence in a community or
region of cases of an illness, specific health-related behavior, or other health-related events clearly in
excess of normal expectancy." [Porta M, ed. A Dictionary of Epidemiology. New York: Oxford
University Press; 2014.]
Attack rate
Endemic
Epidemic
Pandemic
Epidemic
What is the most accurate definition of the incubation period (of an infectious disease)?
a. The time of invasion by an infectious agent
b. The time between initiation of infection and first shedding or excretion of the agent
c. The interval from receipt of infection to the time of onset of clinical illness (the onset of
recognizable symptoms)
d. The time of onset of clinical illness or the onset of recognizable symptoms
The interval from receipt of infection to the time of onset of clinical illness (the onset of
recognizable symptoms)
There was a food poisoning outbreak on April 1, 2018, at the City Z Food Safety Conference. There
were 1,000 people registered for the conference with luncheon, 100 volunteers to host attendees, and
50 people who served the luncheon during the conference. Except for 50 people who served the food,
all of the participants and volunteers ate the food from the luncheon at the conference on April 1,
2018. Based only on the information given in this question, how many people are at risk in this food
poisoning outbreak?
150
1,100
, 1,000
1,150
1,100
What is the name of the occurrence of a clearly higher than expected number of cases of a disease
within a limited geographical region?
Zoonosis
Epidemic
Endemic
Pandemic
Epidemic
Malaria is a parasitic disease transmitted by the Anopheles mosquito bite. This mode of transmission
is called
Direct
Mosquitosis
Multiple exposure
Vector
Vector
Which of the following is not a measure of disease?
Incidence rate
Prevalence rate ratio
Attack rate
Morbidity rate
Morbidity rate
What is the incidence rate from influenza in the 2016 season in the young age group at Minas Tirith?
Use the following table to answer the question. (look at question 2 exam 2)
15 cases/1,000 people
1,000 cases
150 cases/1,000 people
3,000 cases
150 cases/1,000 people
In the student's health clinic of St. Laurence University, 140 cases of foot-hand-mouth disease were
identified among the undergraduate students. This viral infection is usually mild, and none of the
students got any complication. Because it is rare to observe this condition in people older than 10
years, the university reported their findings to the city's health department. Three officers were sent
to the university to interview and examine all the infected students and their contacts. By sending the
