Which of the following is not usually an aim of epidemiology?  Answer To describe the health status of the population To fund new public health programs To explain the etiology of disease To predict the occurrence of disease To control the distribution of disease

Question 1

Which of the following is not usually an aim of epidemiology?

Answer

To describe the health status of the population

To fund new public health programs

To explain the etiology of disease

To predict the occurrence of disease

To control the distribution of disease

Question 2

Which of the following activities characterizes a clinical approach (as opposed to an epidemiologic approach)?

Answer

Description of specific signs and symptoms in a patient

Description of seasonal trends in disease occurrence

Examination of disease occurrence among population groups

Demonstration of geographic variations in disease frequency

Question 3

Which of the following activities characterizes an epidemiologic approach (as opposed to a clinical approach)?

Answer

Description of a single individual’s symptoms

Surveillance of a population

Treatment of a patient with diagnosed illness

A and C

Question 4

The Epidemic Intelligence Service (EIS) is responsible for (give the best answer):

Answer

tracking down unusual disease outbreaks in the United States and foreign countries.

collecting routine epidemiologic data for local health departments.

printing epidemiologic reports for members of the community.

reporting suspicious bioterrorism agents to governmental agencies.

Question 5

Cyclic variations in the occurrence of pneumonia and influenza mortality may reflect:

Answer

seasonal variations in cases of influenza.

the fact that influenza is a disappearing disorder.

long-term changes in mortality trends.

both A and B

Question 6

John Snow, author of Snow on Cholera:

Answer

was the father of modern biostatistics.

established postulates for transmission of infectious disease.

was an early epidemiologist who used natural experiments.

argued that the environment was associated with diseases such as malaria.

Question 7

In the Yearly Mortality Bill for 1632, consumption referred to:

Answer

dysentery

tuberculosis

smallpox

edema

Question 8

Indicate the level of prevention that is represented by nutritional counseling for pregnant women Answer

Primary Prevention Active

Primary Prevention Passive

Secondary Prevention

Tertiary Prevention

Question 9

In 1900, the death rate per 100,000 members of the population for influenza and pneumonia (I & P) was 202.2; it was 22.4 in 2003. How much did the death rate due to I & P decline?

Answer

100%

1000%

90%

9000%

Question 10

Indicate the level of prevention that is represented by screening for breast cancer

Answer

Primary Prevention Active

Primary Prevention Passive

Secondary Prevention

Tertiary Prevention

Question 11

Using epidemiology for operational research involves:

Answer

study of community health services

study of risks to the individual

study of disease syndromes

study of disease symptoms

Question 12

The difference between primary and secondary prevention of disease is:

Answer

primary prevention means control of causal factors, while secondary prevention means control of symptoms.

primary prevention means control of acute disease, while secondary prevention means control of chronic disease.

primary prevention means control of causal factors, while secondary prevention means early detection and treatment of disease.

primary prevention means increasing resistance to disease, while secondary prevention means decreasing exposure to disease.

Question 13

Indicate the level of prevention that is represented by half-way houses for persons recovering from addiction

Answer

Primary Prevention Active

Primary Prevention Passive

Secondary Prevention

Tertiary Prevention

 

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