EPI EXAM WITH CORRECT AND VERIFIED
ANSWERS
The rdefinition rof repidemiology rincludes rall rof rthe rfollowing r- rCORRECT✅✅study rof
rdeterminants
study rof rdisease rfrequency
study rof rdisease rpatterns
health-related rstates ror revents
The rsecond rleading rcause rof rdeath rin rthe rUnited rStates ris r_________________. r-
rCORRECT✅✅Cancer
Humans rcan rserve ras rall rof rthe rfollowing, rEXCEPT: r- rCORRECT✅✅fomites
True ror rFalse? rA rprimary rcase ris rthe rsame ras ran rindex rcase. r-
rCORRECT✅✅False
Those rdiseases rand rinfections rthat rare rtransmitted rbetween rvertebrate ranimals rand
rhumans rare rreferred rto ras____________________. r- rCORRECT✅✅Zoonosis
Public rhealth rsurveillance rincludes rall rof rthe rfollowing, rEXCEPT: r-
rCORRECT✅✅Public rhealth raction
True ror rFalse? rEpidemiology rinvolves rstudying ronly rinfectious rcommunicable
rdisease, rnot revents rlike rinjury, robesity, rmental rhealth rdisorders, rseat rbelt ruse, retc. r-
rCORRECT✅✅False
Which rof rthe rfollowing rbest rdefines ra rfomite? r- rCORRECT✅✅Clothing
True ror rFalse? rApplication rof rthe rstudy rof rthe rdistribution rand rdeterminants rof
rhealth-related rstates ror revents rin rorder rto rprevent rand rcontrol rhealth rproblems ris
rnot rincluded rin rthe rrole rof repidemiology r- rCORRECT✅✅False
We rsometimes rclassify repidemics rby rhow rthey rspread rthrough ra rpopulation. rWhich
rof rthe rfollowing ris rNOT ran rexample rof ra rpoint rsource repidemic? r-
rCORRECT✅✅Influenza
Who rintroduced rthe rwords repidemic rand rendemic? r- rCORRECT✅✅Hippocrates
The rChinese robserved rthat rgetting ra rweaker rstrain rof rsmallpox rwas rprotective
ragainst rencountering ra rstronger rform rof rthe rdiseases. rWhat ris rthis rcalled? r-
rCORRECT✅✅Variolation
, Which rwoman rwas ra rpioneer rin rthe rfield rof rtoxicology? r- rCORRECT✅✅Alice
rHamilton
Who rwas rthe rfirst rperson rto rimmunize ra rhuman ragainst rsmallpox rbased ron rcareful
robservation? r- rCORRECT✅✅Benjamin rJesty
Who radvanced ruseful rtreatment rand rremedies r(which rother rphysicians rrejected rat
rthe rtime) rsuch ras rexercise, rfresh rair, rand ra rhealthy rdiet? r- rCORRECT✅✅Thomas
rSydenham
Who rused ran rexperimental rstudy rdesign rto rdetermine rthat rdietary rfactors rwere
rinfluential rin rtreating rand rpreventing rscurvy? r- rCORRECT✅✅James rLind
Who rreceived ra rNobel rPrize rin r1905 rfor rhis rpaper ron rwaterborne repidemics? r-
rCORRECT✅✅Robert rKoch
John rGraunt rfirst rdeveloped rand rcalculated rlife rtables rand rlife rexpectancy rin rthe: r-
rCORRECT✅✅1600s
Who rrevealed rthe rdangers rof rpoisoning rfrom rlead rused rby rpotters rin rtheir rglaze? r-
rCORRECT✅✅Bernardino rRamazzini
Who rinvestigated rthe rrelationship rbetween rsmoking rand rlung rcancer rusing ra rcohort
rstudy rdesign? r- rCORRECT✅✅Doll r& rHill
Which rof rthe rfollowing ris rNOT ra rtype rof rimmunity? r- rCORRECT✅✅Transfer
Herd rimmunity ris r- rCORRECT✅✅resistance ra rpopulation rhas rto rthe rinvasion rand
rspread rof ran rinfectious rdisease
The rcapacity rand rstrength rof rthe rdisease rto rproduce rsevere rand rfatal rcases rof
rillness ris rits: r- rCORRECT✅✅Virulence
Epidemiology roriginally rinvolved rthe rstudy rof rwhat rtype rof rdisease? r-
rCORRECT✅✅Infectious
Epidemiology rincludes rthe rstudy rof rwhich rof rthe rfollowing? r- rCORRECT✅✅Human
rbehavior, raccidents, rdiseases
Reportable rdiseases rare: r- rCORRECT✅✅Diseases rthat reach rstate rrequires
rphysicians rand rlaboratories rto rreport
Notifiable rdiseases rare: r- rCORRECT✅✅Diseases rthat rthe rCDC rrequests reach
rstate rhealth rdepartment rreport rto rthe rCDC.
ANSWERS
The rdefinition rof repidemiology rincludes rall rof rthe rfollowing r- rCORRECT✅✅study rof
rdeterminants
study rof rdisease rfrequency
study rof rdisease rpatterns
health-related rstates ror revents
The rsecond rleading rcause rof rdeath rin rthe rUnited rStates ris r_________________. r-
rCORRECT✅✅Cancer
Humans rcan rserve ras rall rof rthe rfollowing, rEXCEPT: r- rCORRECT✅✅fomites
True ror rFalse? rA rprimary rcase ris rthe rsame ras ran rindex rcase. r-
rCORRECT✅✅False
Those rdiseases rand rinfections rthat rare rtransmitted rbetween rvertebrate ranimals rand
rhumans rare rreferred rto ras____________________. r- rCORRECT✅✅Zoonosis
Public rhealth rsurveillance rincludes rall rof rthe rfollowing, rEXCEPT: r-
rCORRECT✅✅Public rhealth raction
True ror rFalse? rEpidemiology rinvolves rstudying ronly rinfectious rcommunicable
rdisease, rnot revents rlike rinjury, robesity, rmental rhealth rdisorders, rseat rbelt ruse, retc. r-
rCORRECT✅✅False
Which rof rthe rfollowing rbest rdefines ra rfomite? r- rCORRECT✅✅Clothing
True ror rFalse? rApplication rof rthe rstudy rof rthe rdistribution rand rdeterminants rof
rhealth-related rstates ror revents rin rorder rto rprevent rand rcontrol rhealth rproblems ris
rnot rincluded rin rthe rrole rof repidemiology r- rCORRECT✅✅False
We rsometimes rclassify repidemics rby rhow rthey rspread rthrough ra rpopulation. rWhich
rof rthe rfollowing ris rNOT ran rexample rof ra rpoint rsource repidemic? r-
rCORRECT✅✅Influenza
Who rintroduced rthe rwords repidemic rand rendemic? r- rCORRECT✅✅Hippocrates
The rChinese robserved rthat rgetting ra rweaker rstrain rof rsmallpox rwas rprotective
ragainst rencountering ra rstronger rform rof rthe rdiseases. rWhat ris rthis rcalled? r-
rCORRECT✅✅Variolation
, Which rwoman rwas ra rpioneer rin rthe rfield rof rtoxicology? r- rCORRECT✅✅Alice
rHamilton
Who rwas rthe rfirst rperson rto rimmunize ra rhuman ragainst rsmallpox rbased ron rcareful
robservation? r- rCORRECT✅✅Benjamin rJesty
Who radvanced ruseful rtreatment rand rremedies r(which rother rphysicians rrejected rat
rthe rtime) rsuch ras rexercise, rfresh rair, rand ra rhealthy rdiet? r- rCORRECT✅✅Thomas
rSydenham
Who rused ran rexperimental rstudy rdesign rto rdetermine rthat rdietary rfactors rwere
rinfluential rin rtreating rand rpreventing rscurvy? r- rCORRECT✅✅James rLind
Who rreceived ra rNobel rPrize rin r1905 rfor rhis rpaper ron rwaterborne repidemics? r-
rCORRECT✅✅Robert rKoch
John rGraunt rfirst rdeveloped rand rcalculated rlife rtables rand rlife rexpectancy rin rthe: r-
rCORRECT✅✅1600s
Who rrevealed rthe rdangers rof rpoisoning rfrom rlead rused rby rpotters rin rtheir rglaze? r-
rCORRECT✅✅Bernardino rRamazzini
Who rinvestigated rthe rrelationship rbetween rsmoking rand rlung rcancer rusing ra rcohort
rstudy rdesign? r- rCORRECT✅✅Doll r& rHill
Which rof rthe rfollowing ris rNOT ra rtype rof rimmunity? r- rCORRECT✅✅Transfer
Herd rimmunity ris r- rCORRECT✅✅resistance ra rpopulation rhas rto rthe rinvasion rand
rspread rof ran rinfectious rdisease
The rcapacity rand rstrength rof rthe rdisease rto rproduce rsevere rand rfatal rcases rof
rillness ris rits: r- rCORRECT✅✅Virulence
Epidemiology roriginally rinvolved rthe rstudy rof rwhat rtype rof rdisease? r-
rCORRECT✅✅Infectious
Epidemiology rincludes rthe rstudy rof rwhich rof rthe rfollowing? r- rCORRECT✅✅Human
rbehavior, raccidents, rdiseases
Reportable rdiseases rare: r- rCORRECT✅✅Diseases rthat reach rstate rrequires
rphysicians rand rlaboratories rto rreport
Notifiable rdiseases rare: r- rCORRECT✅✅Diseases rthat rthe rCDC rrequests reach
rstate rhealth rdepartment rreport rto rthe rCDC.
