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HLTH 503 Final: Cumulative
Quiz Mostly Tested Questions and
Correct Answers (100% Pass)
The epidemiologic and clinical descriptions of a disease are different.
✓ True
In current thinking, the term epidemic is used only to describe outbreaks of
infectious disease.
✓ False
The Framingham Heart Study, begun in 1948, pioneered research into
coronary heart disease risk factors.
✓ True
Which of the following activities characterizes a clinical approach (as
opposed to an epidermiologic approach)?
✓ Description of specific signs and symptoms in a patient.
Socrates popularized the notion that the environment is associated with
human disease.
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✓ False
Most of the time, epidemiologic researchers confront a problem that has a
clear etiologic basis.
✓ False
Which of the following activities characterizes an epidemiologic approach
(as opposed to a clinical approach)?
✓ Surveillance of a population.
John Snow is credited with developing the smallpox vaccination.
✓ False
Molecular epidemiology applies the techniques of molecular biology to
epidemiologic studies.
✓ True
Environmental and occupational health problems are a specialization of
epidemiology.
✓ True
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The 1918 Influenza Pandemic is also known as "the Mother of All Pandemics."
✓ True
Cyclic variations in the occurrence of pneumonia and influenza mortality
may reflect:
✓ Seasonal variation in cases of influenza
The study of diseases linked to harmful physical energy, such as ionizing
radiation, would be outside the scope of epidemiology.
✓ False
Indicate the level of prevention:
1)Half-way houses for persons recovering from addiction:
2)Nutritional counseling for pregnant women:
3)Screening for breast cancer:
4)Pasteurization of milk:
5)Immunization against rubella:
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✓ 1)Tertiary Prevention
✓ 2)Primary Prevention
✓ 3)Secondary Prevention
✓ 4)Primary Prevention
✓ 5)Primary Prevention
Increases in lung cancer mortality, especially among women, illustrate which
of the following trends in disease occurrence?
✓ A new epidemic disorder.
The uses of epidemiology include:
✓ Search for determinants (causes of disease)
✓ Estimation of individual risks and chances of contracting disease
✓ Evaluation of health services
✓ !!All of the above!!- answer.
The phases of the policy cycle include:
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HLTH 503 Final: Cumulative
Quiz Mostly Tested Questions and
Correct Answers (100% Pass)
The epidemiologic and clinical descriptions of a disease are different.
✓ True
In current thinking, the term epidemic is used only to describe outbreaks of
infectious disease.
✓ False
The Framingham Heart Study, begun in 1948, pioneered research into
coronary heart disease risk factors.
✓ True
Which of the following activities characterizes a clinical approach (as
opposed to an epidermiologic approach)?
✓ Description of specific signs and symptoms in a patient.
Socrates popularized the notion that the environment is associated with
human disease.
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✓ False
Most of the time, epidemiologic researchers confront a problem that has a
clear etiologic basis.
✓ False
Which of the following activities characterizes an epidemiologic approach
(as opposed to a clinical approach)?
✓ Surveillance of a population.
John Snow is credited with developing the smallpox vaccination.
✓ False
Molecular epidemiology applies the techniques of molecular biology to
epidemiologic studies.
✓ True
Environmental and occupational health problems are a specialization of
epidemiology.
✓ True
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The 1918 Influenza Pandemic is also known as "the Mother of All Pandemics."
✓ True
Cyclic variations in the occurrence of pneumonia and influenza mortality
may reflect:
✓ Seasonal variation in cases of influenza
The study of diseases linked to harmful physical energy, such as ionizing
radiation, would be outside the scope of epidemiology.
✓ False
Indicate the level of prevention:
1)Half-way houses for persons recovering from addiction:
2)Nutritional counseling for pregnant women:
3)Screening for breast cancer:
4)Pasteurization of milk:
5)Immunization against rubella:
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✓ 1)Tertiary Prevention
✓ 2)Primary Prevention
✓ 3)Secondary Prevention
✓ 4)Primary Prevention
✓ 5)Primary Prevention
Increases in lung cancer mortality, especially among women, illustrate which
of the following trends in disease occurrence?
✓ A new epidemic disorder.
The uses of epidemiology include:
✓ Search for determinants (causes of disease)
✓ Estimation of individual risks and chances of contracting disease
✓ Evaluation of health services
✓ !!All of the above!!- answer.
The phases of the policy cycle include:
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