NR503: Week 4 Midterm UPDATED
ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORECT
Answers
The population of a city on February 15, 2005, was 36,600. The city has a passive surveillance
system that collects hospital & private physician reports of influenza cases every month. During
the period between January 1 & April 1, 2005, 2,200 new cases of influenza occurred in the city.
Of these cases, 775 persons were ill with influenza according to surveillance reports on April 1,
2005. The prevalence rate of active influenza as of April 1, 2005, was: - CORRECT
ANSWER - 20 per 1,000 population
The population of a city on February 15, 2005, was 36,600. The city has a passive surveillance
system that collects hospital & private physician reports of influenza cases every month. During
the period between January 1 & April 1, 2005, 2,200 new cases of influenza occurred in the city.
Of these cases, 775 persons were ill with influenza according to surveillance reports on April 1,
2005. The monthly incidence rate of active cases of influenza for the 3-month period was: -
CORRECT ANSWER - 20 per 1,000 population
What would be the effect on age-specific incidence rates of uterine cancer if women with
hysterectomies were excluded from the denominator of incidence calculations assuming that
most women who have had hysterectomies are older than 50 years of age? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Rates would increase in women older than 50 years of age but may decrease
in younger women as they get older.
The ability of a single person to remain free of clinical illness following exposure to an
infectious agent is known as: - CORRECT ANSWER - Immunity
Which of the following reasons can explain why a person who did not consume the infective
food item got sick? - CORRECT ANSWER - All of the above
Which of the food items (or combination of items) is most likely to be the infective item(s)? -
CORRECT ANSWER - Ice cream only
, The case-fatality rate associated with plague is lowest in which community? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Community C
The incidence & prevalence rates of a chronic childhood illness for a specific community are
given below. - CORRECT ANSWER - The duration of disease is becoming longer
The following table gives the mean annual age-specific mortality rates from measles during the
first 25 years of life in successive 5-year periods. You may assume that the population is in a
steady state (i.e., migrations out are equal to migrations in). Based on the information above, one
may conclude: - CORRECT ANSWER - Children ages 5 to 9 had the highest rate of death
in all periods
. In a country with a population of 16 million people, 175,000 deaths occurred during the year
ending December 31, 2005. These included 45,000 deaths from tuberculosis (TB) in 135,000
persons who were sick with TB. Assume that the population remained constant throughout the
year. Not all 135,000 cases of TB were contracted during 2005. Which of the following
statements is true? - CORRECT ANSWER - None of the above
In 2001, a state enacted a law that required the use of safety seats for all children under 7 years
of age & m&atory seatbelt use for all persons. The table above lists the number of deaths due to
motor vehicle accidents (MVAs) & the total population by age in 2000 (before the law) & in
2005 (4 years after the law was enacted). - CORRECT ANSWER - Correct, because both
the total & the age-adjusted mortality rates are higher in 2005 than in 2000
Which of the following is an advantage of active surveillance? - CORRECT ANSWER -
More accurate due to reduced reporting burden for health care providers
A disease has an incidence of 10 per 1,000 persons per year, & 80% of those affected will die
within 1 year. Prior to the year 2000, only 50% of cases of the disease were detected by
physician diagnosis prior to death. In the year 2000, a lab test was developed that identified 90%
of cases an average of 6 months prior to symptom onset; however, the prognosis did not improve
after diagnosis. Which statement is true concerning the duration of the disease after the
development of the lab test? - CORRECT ANSWER - Mean duration of a case of the
disease is longer in 2000
ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORECT
Answers
The population of a city on February 15, 2005, was 36,600. The city has a passive surveillance
system that collects hospital & private physician reports of influenza cases every month. During
the period between January 1 & April 1, 2005, 2,200 new cases of influenza occurred in the city.
Of these cases, 775 persons were ill with influenza according to surveillance reports on April 1,
2005. The prevalence rate of active influenza as of April 1, 2005, was: - CORRECT
ANSWER - 20 per 1,000 population
The population of a city on February 15, 2005, was 36,600. The city has a passive surveillance
system that collects hospital & private physician reports of influenza cases every month. During
the period between January 1 & April 1, 2005, 2,200 new cases of influenza occurred in the city.
Of these cases, 775 persons were ill with influenza according to surveillance reports on April 1,
2005. The monthly incidence rate of active cases of influenza for the 3-month period was: -
CORRECT ANSWER - 20 per 1,000 population
What would be the effect on age-specific incidence rates of uterine cancer if women with
hysterectomies were excluded from the denominator of incidence calculations assuming that
most women who have had hysterectomies are older than 50 years of age? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Rates would increase in women older than 50 years of age but may decrease
in younger women as they get older.
The ability of a single person to remain free of clinical illness following exposure to an
infectious agent is known as: - CORRECT ANSWER - Immunity
Which of the following reasons can explain why a person who did not consume the infective
food item got sick? - CORRECT ANSWER - All of the above
Which of the food items (or combination of items) is most likely to be the infective item(s)? -
CORRECT ANSWER - Ice cream only
, The case-fatality rate associated with plague is lowest in which community? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Community C
The incidence & prevalence rates of a chronic childhood illness for a specific community are
given below. - CORRECT ANSWER - The duration of disease is becoming longer
The following table gives the mean annual age-specific mortality rates from measles during the
first 25 years of life in successive 5-year periods. You may assume that the population is in a
steady state (i.e., migrations out are equal to migrations in). Based on the information above, one
may conclude: - CORRECT ANSWER - Children ages 5 to 9 had the highest rate of death
in all periods
. In a country with a population of 16 million people, 175,000 deaths occurred during the year
ending December 31, 2005. These included 45,000 deaths from tuberculosis (TB) in 135,000
persons who were sick with TB. Assume that the population remained constant throughout the
year. Not all 135,000 cases of TB were contracted during 2005. Which of the following
statements is true? - CORRECT ANSWER - None of the above
In 2001, a state enacted a law that required the use of safety seats for all children under 7 years
of age & m&atory seatbelt use for all persons. The table above lists the number of deaths due to
motor vehicle accidents (MVAs) & the total population by age in 2000 (before the law) & in
2005 (4 years after the law was enacted). - CORRECT ANSWER - Correct, because both
the total & the age-adjusted mortality rates are higher in 2005 than in 2000
Which of the following is an advantage of active surveillance? - CORRECT ANSWER -
More accurate due to reduced reporting burden for health care providers
A disease has an incidence of 10 per 1,000 persons per year, & 80% of those affected will die
within 1 year. Prior to the year 2000, only 50% of cases of the disease were detected by
physician diagnosis prior to death. In the year 2000, a lab test was developed that identified 90%
of cases an average of 6 months prior to symptom onset; however, the prognosis did not improve
after diagnosis. Which statement is true concerning the duration of the disease after the
development of the lab test? - CORRECT ANSWER - Mean duration of a case of the
disease is longer in 2000
