pts
Question 1
Prescribing an antibiotic to cure a bacterial infection is an example of:
Active primary prevention
Passive primary prevention
Secondary prevention
Tertiary prevention
None of the answers listed
A prevention measure involves preventing a health problem before
it develops, diagnosing a health problem early, or minimizing the
complications of a health problem. A prevention measure does not
involve curing a disease with an antibiotic.
pts
Question 2
What are the four factors of the traditional triangle of epidemiology that
contribute to the development and spread of a communicable disease?
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,11/5/22, 12:42 PM Charlsie Grace (She/Her)'s Quiz History: Midterm Exam
Environment, time, behavior, and population
Agent, host, environment, and time
Distribution, determinants, health problem, and population
Epidemic, distribution, agent, and outbreak
Host, environment, population, and epidemic
The traditional triangle of epidemiology is a model of causation for
communicable disease that depicts the interaction and
interdependence of the agent, host, environment, and time.
pts
Question 3
Physical therapy rehabilitation for stroke victims is an example of:
Active primary prevention
Passive primary prevention
Secondary prevention
Tertiary prevention
None of the answers listed
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,11/5/22, 12:42 PM Charlsie Grace (She/Her)'s Quiz History: Midterm Exam
A tertiary prevention measure involves limiting the progression of a
health problem that has already occurred and caused damage. It
often consists of methods of rehabilitation to restore patients to the
highest quality of life possible.
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Question 4
Descriptive epidemiology involves:
Formulating and testing hypotheses
Using comparison groups to describe the relationship between exposures
and outcomes
Finding and quantifying associations
Identifying causes of health problems
Characterizing the distribution of health problems by person, place, and
time
Descriptive epidemiology is the characterization of the distribution
of health-related states or events. It often involves describing
health problems in specified populations by person, place, and
time.
pts
Question 5
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, 11/5/22, 12:42 PM Charlsie Grace (She/Her)'s Quiz History: Midterm Exam
The “What” question in descriptive epidemiology refers to which of the
following factors?
Person
Place
Time
Disease
All of the answers listed
The “What” question in descriptive epidemiology refers to the
clinical features and etiology of the disease under investigation.
pts
Question 6
Education about the hazards of cigarette smoking is an example of:
Active primary prevention
Passive primary prevention
Secondary prevention
Tertiary prevention
None of the answers listed
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Question 1
Prescribing an antibiotic to cure a bacterial infection is an example of:
Active primary prevention
Passive primary prevention
Secondary prevention
Tertiary prevention
None of the answers listed
A prevention measure involves preventing a health problem before
it develops, diagnosing a health problem early, or minimizing the
complications of a health problem. A prevention measure does not
involve curing a disease with an antibiotic.
pts
Question 2
What are the four factors of the traditional triangle of epidemiology that
contribute to the development and spread of a communicable disease?
https://kent.instructure.com/courses/25171/quizzes/313390/history?version=1 1/34
,11/5/22, 12:42 PM Charlsie Grace (She/Her)'s Quiz History: Midterm Exam
Environment, time, behavior, and population
Agent, host, environment, and time
Distribution, determinants, health problem, and population
Epidemic, distribution, agent, and outbreak
Host, environment, population, and epidemic
The traditional triangle of epidemiology is a model of causation for
communicable disease that depicts the interaction and
interdependence of the agent, host, environment, and time.
pts
Question 3
Physical therapy rehabilitation for stroke victims is an example of:
Active primary prevention
Passive primary prevention
Secondary prevention
Tertiary prevention
None of the answers listed
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,11/5/22, 12:42 PM Charlsie Grace (She/Her)'s Quiz History: Midterm Exam
A tertiary prevention measure involves limiting the progression of a
health problem that has already occurred and caused damage. It
often consists of methods of rehabilitation to restore patients to the
highest quality of life possible.
pts
Question 4
Descriptive epidemiology involves:
Formulating and testing hypotheses
Using comparison groups to describe the relationship between exposures
and outcomes
Finding and quantifying associations
Identifying causes of health problems
Characterizing the distribution of health problems by person, place, and
time
Descriptive epidemiology is the characterization of the distribution
of health-related states or events. It often involves describing
health problems in specified populations by person, place, and
time.
pts
Question 5
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, 11/5/22, 12:42 PM Charlsie Grace (She/Her)'s Quiz History: Midterm Exam
The “What” question in descriptive epidemiology refers to which of the
following factors?
Person
Place
Time
Disease
All of the answers listed
The “What” question in descriptive epidemiology refers to the
clinical features and etiology of the disease under investigation.
pts
Question 6
Education about the hazards of cigarette smoking is an example of:
Active primary prevention
Passive primary prevention
Secondary prevention
Tertiary prevention
None of the answers listed
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