TEST BANK FOR GORDIS EPIDEMIOLOGY 7TH EDITION BY DAVID D CELENTANO ,MOYSES SZKLO CHAPTERS 1- 20 QUIZZES WITH ACTUAL ANSWERS.

Test,Bank,For,Gordis,Epidemiology
7th,Edition,By,David,D,Celentano;,Moyses,Szklo
Chapters,1,-,20,Complete,

,TABLE,OF,CONTENTS

Chapter,1,Introduction
Chapter,2,The,Dynamics,of,Disease,Transmission
Chapter,3,The,Occurrence,of,Disease
Chapter,4,The,Occurrence,of,Disease
Chapter,5,Assessing,the,Validity,and,Reliability,of,Diagnostic,and,Screening,Tests
Chapter,6,The,Natural,History,of,Disease
Chapter,7,Observational,Studies
Chapter,8,Cohort,Studies
Chapter,9,Comparing,Cohort,and,Case-Control,Studies
Chapter,10,Assessing,Preventive,and,Therapeutic,Measures
Chapter,11,Randomized,Trials
Chapter,12,Estimating,Risk
Chapter,13,More,on,Risk
Chapter,14,From,Association,to,Causation
Chapter,15,More,on,Causal,Inference
Chapter,16,Identifying,the,Roles,of,Genetic,and,Environmental,Factors,in,Disease,Causation
Chapter,17,Using,Epidemiology,to,Evaluate,Health,Services
Chapter,18,Epidemiologic,Approach,to,Evaluating,Screening,Programs
Chapter,19,Epidemiology,and,Public,Policy
Chapter,20,Ethical,and,Professional,Issues,in,Epidemiology

,Chapter,01:,Introduction
Celentano:,Gordis,Epidemiology,,7th,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,buying,cigarettes,

ANSWER:,B

Surgical,amputation,of,an,extremity,with,osteosarcoma,(bone,cancer),is,an,example,in,which,w
hen, 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,t
he,age,of,1,year,,sexual,education,program,in,elementary,schools,,and,increasing,taxes,for,buyi
ng,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,observed,that,childbed,fever,mortality,more,common,among,women,trea
ted,by,physicians,and,medical,students,compared,with,women,treated,by,midwives.,Based,on,hi
s,observations,,he,implemented,a,hand,wash,policy,that,resulted,in,adecrease,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,

ANSWER:,E

Ignaz,Semmelweis,identified,that,medical,students,and,physicians,transmitted,the,disease,by,n
ot,washing,their,hands,after,examining,bodies,at,autopsies,and,conducting,multiple,examinati
ons,in,the,clinic.

3. Thanks,to,the,contributions,of,Edward,Jenner,,the,following,disease,was,eradicated,later,b
y,efforts,organized,by,D.A.,Henderson:

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




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, ANSWER:,B

Smallpox,was,eradicated,in,1980.,Edward,Jenner,vaccinated,James,Phipps,in,1796,against,s
mallpox.,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,h
as,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,

ANSWER:,D

Although,medical,treatments,potentially,helped,in,the,decrease,of,infectious,diseases,,the,a
dvancement,in,social,conditions,played,a,major,role.,These,improvements,include,better,sa
nitation,,safe,disposal,of,waste,,better,nutrition,,and,improvement,in,housing,conditions.




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