EPI EXAM 1 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANS
epidemiology c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔the cstudy cof cthat cwhich cfalls cupon cthe ccommon cpeople
epidemiology c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔the cstudy cof cdistribution cand cdeterminants cof cdisease cfrequ
cand cthe capplication cof cthis cstudy cto ccontrol chealth cproblems
frequency cand cpattern c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔epi cis cconcerned cwith
rate c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔# cof cevents/size cof cpopulation
allows cvalid ccomparisons cacross cdifferent cpopulations c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔why cis crate cneces
frequency c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔quantifies chow coften ca cdisease carises cin ca cpopulation; cmetho
csize cof cpopulation
population c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔group cof cpeople cwith ca ccommon ccharacteristic csuch cas cplace
cor cuse cof ccertain cmedical cservices/resources
disease ccontrol c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔done cto cprevent cthe cspread cof ca cdisease cand/or cdecrea
objectives cof cepi c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔identify ccause cof cdisease cand crisk cfactors
determine cextent cof cdisease cfound cin ccommunity
study cnatural chistory cand cprognosis
evaluate cexisting cand cpreventative/therapeutic cmeasures
provide cfoundation cfor cpublic cpolicy
epidemiologist c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔public chealth cscientist cwho cis cresponsible cfor ccarrying cout
cactivities cneeded cfor csuccessful cepidemiology cpractice
public chealth c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔a cmultidisciplinary cfield cwhose cgoal cis cto cpromote cthe chea
corganized ccommunity cefforts
, tertiary cprevention c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔goal cis cto cslow cor cblock cthe cprogression cof ca cdisease
cimpairments cand cdisabilities; cafter cclinical cdiagnosis; cex: ccancer ctreatment, crehab, cdrugs, csurg
hippocrates, cjohn csnow, cjames clind, cedward cjenner, cwilliam cfarr c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔'founder
hippocrates c460-377 cbc c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔father cof cmedicine, cfirst crecorded cepidemiologist
cthe ccause cand cspread cof cdisease cin cpopulations
Hippocrates cIdeas c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔should cbe cobservant, cknow cthe cdiseases cof cthe carea
cdifferent cdiseases coccurred cin cdifferent cplaces, clooked cat cmalaria cand cyellow cfever c(made cco
cdisease)
James cLind c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔was ca cship's csurgeon cand cobserved cthe carmy cwas closing cm
cto cwar, cobserved cthe cmen cand cmade csure call ccases cwere cas csimilar cas cthey ccould cbe cand c
cmanipulating ctheir cdiets
Edward cJenner c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔interested cin csmallpox, c400k cdied cin c18th ccen, crealized c
cwere cimmune, cwanted cto cfind can csafer cway cto cimmunize cpeople, cnoticed cthat cthe cdairy cmaid
cnever cgot csmallpox, cfirst cidea cof ca cvaccination c- cgive cpeople ccowpox cso cwouldn't cget csmallp
Willaim cFarr c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔founder cof cmodern cepi, ccompiled cstatistics cfor cregistry coffic
cbirths, cetc. cquantified cand carranged cmortality cdata, cused cdata cto cform chypotheses
William cFarr ccontributions cto cepi c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔strived cto censure caccurate/complete cda
cfor ccauses cof cdeath c(ICDs), canalysis cof cdata
John cSnow c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔the cfather cof cfield cepi, cbelieved cthat ccholera cwas ctransmitted
cintake cfor cthe cwater ccompanies cwas ca ccontaminated cpart cof cthe cThames cRiver, cwent cdoor cto
cmap
an cagent, ca chost, cand cenvironment c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔for ca cdisease cto coccur, cmust chave
epidemiological ctriad cof cdiease c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔host, cagent, cenvironment
susceptibility c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔can cbe cdetermined cby cimmune csystem, chand chealth chygien
cgenetics, clifestyle cchoices, cgeographic clocation
factors cthat ccause chuman cdisease c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔biological
physical
chemical
stress
genetics
biological c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔bacterium, cparasites, cviruses
physical c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔water, cradiation, csun cexposure
chemical c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔plastic cbottles, clead, cmercury
modes cof ctransmission c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔directly cand cindirectly
dierctly c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔person cto cperson, cone cpasses cthe cagent cto cthe cother; cex: ckissin
csneeze
epidemiology c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔the cstudy cof cthat cwhich cfalls cupon cthe ccommon cpeople
epidemiology c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔the cstudy cof cdistribution cand cdeterminants cof cdisease cfrequ
cand cthe capplication cof cthis cstudy cto ccontrol chealth cproblems
frequency cand cpattern c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔epi cis cconcerned cwith
rate c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔# cof cevents/size cof cpopulation
allows cvalid ccomparisons cacross cdifferent cpopulations c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔why cis crate cneces
frequency c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔quantifies chow coften ca cdisease carises cin ca cpopulation; cmetho
csize cof cpopulation
population c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔group cof cpeople cwith ca ccommon ccharacteristic csuch cas cplace
cor cuse cof ccertain cmedical cservices/resources
disease ccontrol c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔done cto cprevent cthe cspread cof ca cdisease cand/or cdecrea
objectives cof cepi c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔identify ccause cof cdisease cand crisk cfactors
determine cextent cof cdisease cfound cin ccommunity
study cnatural chistory cand cprognosis
evaluate cexisting cand cpreventative/therapeutic cmeasures
provide cfoundation cfor cpublic cpolicy
epidemiologist c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔public chealth cscientist cwho cis cresponsible cfor ccarrying cout
cactivities cneeded cfor csuccessful cepidemiology cpractice
public chealth c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔a cmultidisciplinary cfield cwhose cgoal cis cto cpromote cthe chea
corganized ccommunity cefforts
, tertiary cprevention c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔goal cis cto cslow cor cblock cthe cprogression cof ca cdisease
cimpairments cand cdisabilities; cafter cclinical cdiagnosis; cex: ccancer ctreatment, crehab, cdrugs, csurg
hippocrates, cjohn csnow, cjames clind, cedward cjenner, cwilliam cfarr c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔'founder
hippocrates c460-377 cbc c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔father cof cmedicine, cfirst crecorded cepidemiologist
cthe ccause cand cspread cof cdisease cin cpopulations
Hippocrates cIdeas c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔should cbe cobservant, cknow cthe cdiseases cof cthe carea
cdifferent cdiseases coccurred cin cdifferent cplaces, clooked cat cmalaria cand cyellow cfever c(made cco
cdisease)
James cLind c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔was ca cship's csurgeon cand cobserved cthe carmy cwas closing cm
cto cwar, cobserved cthe cmen cand cmade csure call ccases cwere cas csimilar cas cthey ccould cbe cand c
cmanipulating ctheir cdiets
Edward cJenner c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔interested cin csmallpox, c400k cdied cin c18th ccen, crealized c
cwere cimmune, cwanted cto cfind can csafer cway cto cimmunize cpeople, cnoticed cthat cthe cdairy cmaid
cnever cgot csmallpox, cfirst cidea cof ca cvaccination c- cgive cpeople ccowpox cso cwouldn't cget csmallp
Willaim cFarr c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔founder cof cmodern cepi, ccompiled cstatistics cfor cregistry coffic
cbirths, cetc. cquantified cand carranged cmortality cdata, cused cdata cto cform chypotheses
William cFarr ccontributions cto cepi c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔strived cto censure caccurate/complete cda
cfor ccauses cof cdeath c(ICDs), canalysis cof cdata
John cSnow c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔the cfather cof cfield cepi, cbelieved cthat ccholera cwas ctransmitted
cintake cfor cthe cwater ccompanies cwas ca ccontaminated cpart cof cthe cThames cRiver, cwent cdoor cto
cmap
an cagent, ca chost, cand cenvironment c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔for ca cdisease cto coccur, cmust chave
epidemiological ctriad cof cdiease c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔host, cagent, cenvironment
susceptibility c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔can cbe cdetermined cby cimmune csystem, chand chealth chygien
cgenetics, clifestyle cchoices, cgeographic clocation
factors cthat ccause chuman cdisease c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔biological
physical
chemical
stress
genetics
biological c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔bacterium, cparasites, cviruses
physical c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔water, cradiation, csun cexposure
chemical c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔plastic cbottles, clead, cmercury
modes cof ctransmission c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔directly cand cindirectly
dierctly c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔person cto cperson, cone cpasses cthe cagent cto cthe cother; cex: ckissin
csneeze
