Test Bank For Gordis Epidemiology 6th Edition By David D Celentano; Moyses Szklo Isbn No: 9780323552295 Chapter 1-20 ||Complete A+ Guide

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6th Edition By Celentano
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,Gordis Epidemiology 6th Edition Celentano Test Bank
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Table of Contents:
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Chapter 1 Introduction
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Chapter 2 The Dynamics of Disease Transmission
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Chapter 3 The Occurrence of Disease
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Chapter 4 The Occurrence of Disease
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Chapter 5 Assessing the Validity and Reliability of Diagnostic and Screening Tests
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Chapter 6 The Natural History of Disease
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Chapter 7 Observational Studies
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Chapter 8 Cohort Studies
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Chapter 9 Comparing Cohort and Case-Control Studies
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Chapter 10 Assessing Preventive and Therapeutic Measures
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Chapter 11 Randomized Trials
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Chapter 12 Estimating Risk
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Chapter 13 More on Risk
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Chapter 14 From Association to Causation
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Chapter 15 More on Causal Inference
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Chapter 16 Identifying the Roles of Genetic and Environmental Factors in Disease Causation
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Chapter 17 Using Epidemiology to Evaluate Health Services
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Chapter 18 Epidemiologic Approach to Evaluating Screening Programs
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Chapter 19 Epidemiology and Public Policy
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Chapter 20 Ethical and Professional Issues in Epidemiology
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,Chapter 01: Introduction qq qq




Celentano: Gordis Epidemiology, 6th Edition Test Bank qq qq qq qq qq qq




MULTIPLE CHOICE qq




1. Which of the following is an example of tertiary prevention?
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a. Vaccination for rotavirus for children younger than the age of 1 year qq qq qq qq qq qq qq qq qq qq qq



b. Surgical amputation of an extremity with osteosarcoma (bone cancer)
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c. Screening for gestational diabetes after 24 weeks of pregnancy
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d. Sexual education program in elementary schools
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e. Increasing taxes for buying cigarettes qq qq qq qq




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Surgical amputation of an extremity with osteosarcoma (bone cancer) is an example in
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which when a disease is present the treatment (amputation) is done to reduce the impact of
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disease by preventing the tumor from dissemination. Vaccination for rotavirus for children
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younger than the age of 1 year, sexual education program in elementary schools, and
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increasing taxes for buying cigarettes represent examples of primary prevention. Screening
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for gestational diabetes after 24 weeks of pregnancy is an example of secondary
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prevention.
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2. This historic character observed that childbed fever mortality more common among women
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treated by physicians and medical students compared with women treated by midwives.
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Based on his observations, he implemented a hand wash policy that resulted in adecrease in
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mortality. Name the character that we are talking about.
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a. John Snow qq



b. Edward Jenner qq



c. D.A. Henderson qq



d. Leon Gordis qq



e. Ignaz Semmelweis qq




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Ignaz Semmelweis identified that medical students and physicians transmitted the disease
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by not washing their hands after examining bodies at autopsies and conducting multiple
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examinations in the clinic.
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3. Thanks to the contributions of Edward Jenner, the following disease was eradicated
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later by efforts organized by D.A. Henderson:
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a. Cholera
b. Smallpox
c. Chickenpox
d. Polio
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Smallpox was eradicated in 1980. Edward Jenner vaccinated James Phipps in 1796
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against smallpox. Almost 200 years later, the World Health Organization (WHO)
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commissioned
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D.A. Henderson to lead the efforts to eradicate the disease.
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4. Over the past century, a marked decline in the mortality rates of many infectious
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diseases has been observed. Which of the following is the most likely reason for the
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observed decline in mortality rates from common infectious diseases?
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a. Development of penicillin qq qq



b. Development of insulin qq qq



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d. Improvement in social conditions qq qq qq



e. Worse sanitation and unsafe water
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Although medical treatments potentially helped in the decrease of infectious diseases,
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the advancement in social conditions played a major role. These improvements include
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better sanitation, safe disposal of waste, better nutrition, and improvement in housing
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conditions.
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