POPM-3240 EXAM NEWEST EXAM ACTUAL EXAM
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT VERIFIED ANSWERS 2024-
2025||ALREADY GRADED A+
What is the definition of Epidemiology?
- CORRECT ANSWERS - The study of the frequency, distribution and
determinants of health and disease in populations, and the application of this
study to control health problems.
Who invented the first vaccine? (smallpox/cowpox)
- CORRECT ANSWERS - Edward Jenner
Who figured out that citrus fruits cured scurvy?
- CORRECT ANSWERS - James Lind
Who was one of the first to develop a cause-effect link between chimney
sweepers and squamous cell carcinoma of the scrotum?
- CORRECT ANSWERS - Sir Percival Pott
Who used "shoe leather epidemiology" to solve the cholera outbreak? -
CORRECT ANSWERS - John Snow
A disease that occurs only occasionally in a population with a prevalence of
zero is:
a) sporadic
b) endemic
c) epidemic
d) pandemic - CORRECT ANSWERS - a
,A disease that is habitually present within a given geographic area at an
expected level is:
a) sporadic
b) endemic
c) epidemic
d) pandemic - CORRECT ANSWERS - b
A disease that appears as new cases, in a given population, during a given
period, at a rate that substantially exceeds what is expected based on recent
experiences is:
a) sporadic
b) endemic
c) epidemic
d) pandemic - CORRECT ANSWERS - c
A disease that is widespead over a large area (a worldwide epidemic) is:
a) sporadic
b) endemic
c) epidemic
d) pandemic - CORRECT ANSWERS - d
Chickenpox is an example of a(n) ______ disease:
a) sporadic
b) endemic
c) epidemic
d) pandemic - CORRECT ANSWERS - b
Rabies is an example of a(n) _______ disease:
, a) sporadic
b) endemic
c) epidemic
d) pandemic - CORRECT ANSWERS - a
The plague in Europe in the 1300s is an example of a(n):
a) sporadic
b) endemic
c) epidemic
d) pandemic - CORRECT ANSWERS - d
Who was the modern day "John Snow" who discovered the connection between
mad cow disease and infective material? - CORRECT ANSWERS - Dr John
Wilesmith
What composes the Epidemiological Triad? - CORRECT ANSWERS - Host,
Agent, Environment
When the host's body is invaded by microorganisms, the organisms multiply,
and the host's immune system responds, they are:
a) infected
b) diseased
c) sub-clinically infected
d) colonized - CORRECT ANSWERS - a
When an agent infects the host, stimulates the immune system, but does not
cause overt disease, they are:
a) infected
b) diseased
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT VERIFIED ANSWERS 2024-
2025||ALREADY GRADED A+
What is the definition of Epidemiology?
- CORRECT ANSWERS - The study of the frequency, distribution and
determinants of health and disease in populations, and the application of this
study to control health problems.
Who invented the first vaccine? (smallpox/cowpox)
- CORRECT ANSWERS - Edward Jenner
Who figured out that citrus fruits cured scurvy?
- CORRECT ANSWERS - James Lind
Who was one of the first to develop a cause-effect link between chimney
sweepers and squamous cell carcinoma of the scrotum?
- CORRECT ANSWERS - Sir Percival Pott
Who used "shoe leather epidemiology" to solve the cholera outbreak? -
CORRECT ANSWERS - John Snow
A disease that occurs only occasionally in a population with a prevalence of
zero is:
a) sporadic
b) endemic
c) epidemic
d) pandemic - CORRECT ANSWERS - a
,A disease that is habitually present within a given geographic area at an
expected level is:
a) sporadic
b) endemic
c) epidemic
d) pandemic - CORRECT ANSWERS - b
A disease that appears as new cases, in a given population, during a given
period, at a rate that substantially exceeds what is expected based on recent
experiences is:
a) sporadic
b) endemic
c) epidemic
d) pandemic - CORRECT ANSWERS - c
A disease that is widespead over a large area (a worldwide epidemic) is:
a) sporadic
b) endemic
c) epidemic
d) pandemic - CORRECT ANSWERS - d
Chickenpox is an example of a(n) ______ disease:
a) sporadic
b) endemic
c) epidemic
d) pandemic - CORRECT ANSWERS - b
Rabies is an example of a(n) _______ disease:
, a) sporadic
b) endemic
c) epidemic
d) pandemic - CORRECT ANSWERS - a
The plague in Europe in the 1300s is an example of a(n):
a) sporadic
b) endemic
c) epidemic
d) pandemic - CORRECT ANSWERS - d
Who was the modern day "John Snow" who discovered the connection between
mad cow disease and infective material? - CORRECT ANSWERS - Dr John
Wilesmith
What composes the Epidemiological Triad? - CORRECT ANSWERS - Host,
Agent, Environment
When the host's body is invaded by microorganisms, the organisms multiply,
and the host's immune system responds, they are:
a) infected
b) diseased
c) sub-clinically infected
d) colonized - CORRECT ANSWERS - a
When an agent infects the host, stimulates the immune system, but does not
cause overt disease, they are:
a) infected
b) diseased
