CPH EXAM EPIDEMIOLOGY UPDATED QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
One of the fundamental premises underlying the study of epidemiology is:
A. disease, illness and ill health are randomly distributed in a population.
B. disease, illness and ill health are not randomly distributed in a population.
C. Disease, illness and ill health are only randomly distributed in large populations.
D. Disease, illness and ill health are very rarely distributed in large populations. - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅B. disease, illness and ill health are not randomly distributed in a population.
During the 20th century, the U.S.experienced a change in leading causes of death:
A. from primarily infectious diseases to primarily chronic diseases.
B. From primarily chronic diseases to infectious diseases
C. Due to increases in infant mortality and decreases in diseases affecting the elderly.
D. Due to decreases in infant mortality and decreases in diseases affecting the elderly. - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅A. from primarily infectious diseases to primarily chronic diseases.
Fluoridation of water would be an example of:
A. A primary prevention strategy
B. A secondary prevention strategy
C. A tertiary prevention strategy
D. It is not a prevention strategy - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅A. A primary prevention strategy
During the 19thcentury, John Snow:
A. proved his miasmatic theory of disease using shoe leather epidemiology.
B. proved that cholera was spread through contaminated water by conducting natural experiments.
C. was the first anesthesiologist to use chloroform on a woman in labor.
D. hypothesized that cholera was primarily due to overcrowded conditions and malnutrition. - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅B. proved that cholera was spread through contaminated water by conducting natural
experiments.
, A researcher is interested in recording the number of individuals in a particular geographic region who
have a common cold at some point during the month of February 2001. Which of the following
measures of morbidity would be most appropriate in answering this question?
A. Point Prevalence
B. Period prevalence
C. Cumulative Incidence
D. Incidence Density - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅B. Period prevalence
A researcher is interested in knowing how many new cases of the measles developed at St. Theresa's
Elementary School in April 2001. Assuming that no children enrolled during that month, and no children
moved during that month (all children were followed for the entire month), which measure of morbidity
would be most appropriate in answering this question?
A. Prevalence
B. Point prevalence
C. Cumulative Incidence
D. Incidence Density - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅C. Cumulative Incidence
Which of the following is not a primary requirement for conducting screening for disease control
A. Prevalence of the disease should be high in the population under study
B. There should be a favorable prognosis for early treatment of the disease
C. The government should fund the program.
D. The disease should be serious - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅C. The government should fund the program.
It is assumed that diseases can be transmitted directly or indirectly. A vector such as a mosquito is an
example of...
A. direct disease transmission
B. indirect disease transmission
C. single exposure
D. common vehicle exposure - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅B. indirect disease transmission
One of the fundamental premises underlying the study of epidemiology is:
A. disease, illness and ill health are randomly distributed in a population.
B. disease, illness and ill health are not randomly distributed in a population.
C. Disease, illness and ill health are only randomly distributed in large populations.
D. Disease, illness and ill health are very rarely distributed in large populations. - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅B. disease, illness and ill health are not randomly distributed in a population.
During the 20th century, the U.S.experienced a change in leading causes of death:
A. from primarily infectious diseases to primarily chronic diseases.
B. From primarily chronic diseases to infectious diseases
C. Due to increases in infant mortality and decreases in diseases affecting the elderly.
D. Due to decreases in infant mortality and decreases in diseases affecting the elderly. - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅A. from primarily infectious diseases to primarily chronic diseases.
Fluoridation of water would be an example of:
A. A primary prevention strategy
B. A secondary prevention strategy
C. A tertiary prevention strategy
D. It is not a prevention strategy - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅A. A primary prevention strategy
During the 19thcentury, John Snow:
A. proved his miasmatic theory of disease using shoe leather epidemiology.
B. proved that cholera was spread through contaminated water by conducting natural experiments.
C. was the first anesthesiologist to use chloroform on a woman in labor.
D. hypothesized that cholera was primarily due to overcrowded conditions and malnutrition. - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅B. proved that cholera was spread through contaminated water by conducting natural
experiments.
, A researcher is interested in recording the number of individuals in a particular geographic region who
have a common cold at some point during the month of February 2001. Which of the following
measures of morbidity would be most appropriate in answering this question?
A. Point Prevalence
B. Period prevalence
C. Cumulative Incidence
D. Incidence Density - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅B. Period prevalence
A researcher is interested in knowing how many new cases of the measles developed at St. Theresa's
Elementary School in April 2001. Assuming that no children enrolled during that month, and no children
moved during that month (all children were followed for the entire month), which measure of morbidity
would be most appropriate in answering this question?
A. Prevalence
B. Point prevalence
C. Cumulative Incidence
D. Incidence Density - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅C. Cumulative Incidence
Which of the following is not a primary requirement for conducting screening for disease control
A. Prevalence of the disease should be high in the population under study
B. There should be a favorable prognosis for early treatment of the disease
C. The government should fund the program.
D. The disease should be serious - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅C. The government should fund the program.
It is assumed that diseases can be transmitted directly or indirectly. A vector such as a mosquito is an
example of...
A. direct disease transmission
B. indirect disease transmission
C. single exposure
D. common vehicle exposure - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅B. indirect disease transmission
