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Epidemiology Final Questions and Correct
Answers/ Latest Update / Already Graded
True or False? Socrates popularized the notion that the environment is
associated with human disease
Ans: False
True or False? The epidemiologic and clinical descriptions of a disease
are different
Ans: True
True or False? In current thinking, the term epidemic is used only to
describe outbreaks of infectious disease.
Ans: False
True or False? Most of the time, epidemiologic researchers confront a
problem that has a clear etiologic basis.
Ans: False
Which of the following activities characterizes a clinical approach (as
opposed to an epidermiologic approach)
Ans: Description of specific signs and symptoms in a patient
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Which of the following is usually an aim of epidemiology?
Ans: All of the above
True or False? The study of diseases linked to harmful physical energy,
such as ionizing radiation, would be outside the scope of epidemiology.
Ans: False
True or False? Environmental and occupational health problems are a
specialization of epidemiology.
Ans: True
Which of the following activities characterizes an epidemiologic
approach (as opposed to a clinical approach)?
Ans: Surveillance of a population
True or False? The 1918 Influenza Pandemic is also known as "the
Mother of All Pandemics.
Ans: True
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True or False? The Framingham Heart Study, begun in 1948, pioneered
research into coronary heart disease risk factors.
Ans: True
The phases of the policy cycle include:
Ans: all of the above
The difference between primary and secondary prevention of disease
is
Ans: primary prevention means control of causal factors, while
secondary prevention means early detection and treatment of
disease.
True or False? An example of operations research is using
epidemiology to plan the placement of health services in a community.
Ans: True
The uses of epidemiology include:
Ans: all of the above
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According to the natural history of disease model, the time before the
precursors of disease and the host interact is called the period of
Ans: prepathogenesis
Increases in lung cancer mortality, especially among women, illustrate
which of the following trends in disease occurrence?
Ans: a new epidemic disorder
True or False? John Cassel argued that the agent, host, and
environment triad provided an adequate explanation for chronic
diseases of non-infectious origin.
Ans: False
There has been an increase in the number of epidemiologic studies
reported in medical journals because:
Ans: they interest the public and physicians concerne d with
preventive medicine.
True or False? The National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey is a
continuing probability survey of physicians who practice in public
settings such as V.A. centers.
Ans: false
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Epidemiology Final Questions and Correct
Answers/ Latest Update / Already Graded
True or False? Socrates popularized the notion that the environment is
associated with human disease
Ans: False
True or False? The epidemiologic and clinical descriptions of a disease
are different
Ans: True
True or False? In current thinking, the term epidemic is used only to
describe outbreaks of infectious disease.
Ans: False
True or False? Most of the time, epidemiologic researchers confront a
problem that has a clear etiologic basis.
Ans: False
Which of the following activities characterizes a clinical approach (as
opposed to an epidermiologic approach)
Ans: Description of specific signs and symptoms in a patient
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Which of the following is usually an aim of epidemiology?
Ans: All of the above
True or False? The study of diseases linked to harmful physical energy,
such as ionizing radiation, would be outside the scope of epidemiology.
Ans: False
True or False? Environmental and occupational health problems are a
specialization of epidemiology.
Ans: True
Which of the following activities characterizes an epidemiologic
approach (as opposed to a clinical approach)?
Ans: Surveillance of a population
True or False? The 1918 Influenza Pandemic is also known as "the
Mother of All Pandemics.
Ans: True
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True or False? The Framingham Heart Study, begun in 1948, pioneered
research into coronary heart disease risk factors.
Ans: True
The phases of the policy cycle include:
Ans: all of the above
The difference between primary and secondary prevention of disease
is
Ans: primary prevention means control of causal factors, while
secondary prevention means early detection and treatment of
disease.
True or False? An example of operations research is using
epidemiology to plan the placement of health services in a community.
Ans: True
The uses of epidemiology include:
Ans: all of the above
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According to the natural history of disease model, the time before the
precursors of disease and the host interact is called the period of
Ans: prepathogenesis
Increases in lung cancer mortality, especially among women, illustrate
which of the following trends in disease occurrence?
Ans: a new epidemic disorder
True or False? John Cassel argued that the agent, host, and
environment triad provided an adequate explanation for chronic
diseases of non-infectious origin.
Ans: False
There has been an increase in the number of epidemiologic studies
reported in medical journals because:
Ans: they interest the public and physicians concerne d with
preventive medicine.
True or False? The National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey is a
continuing probability survey of physicians who practice in public
settings such as V.A. centers.
Ans: false
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