Epidemiology: Decoding The Science Of Public Health

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Question 1

Epidemiology involves studying infectious communicable disease, not events like injury, obesity, mental health disorders, and seat belt use.

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True

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False

1.6 points

Question 2

The Framingham study was a:

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Retrospective cohort study.

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Case-control study.

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Cross-sectional study.

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d.

Prospective cohort study.

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Question 3

Epidemiology includes the study of:

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Human behavior

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Accidents

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Disease

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d.

All of the above

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e.

None of the above

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Question 4

The definition of epidemiology involves all of the following EXCEPT:

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Identification of determinants

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Measuring the distribution of disease

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Individuals

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d.

Application

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e.

The definition includes all of the above

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Question 5

Who evaluated the Bills of Mortality?

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William Farr

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b.

John Graunt

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c.

Hippocrates

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d.

George Soper

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Question 6

Who helped to establish the germ theory of disease?

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James Lind

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John Snow

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c.

Louis Pasteur

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d.

Florence Nightingale

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Question 7

Who showed that poor diet could result in scurvy?

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James Lind

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John Snow

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c.

Louis Pasteur

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d.

Florence Nightingale

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Question 8

The web of causation includes host and environmental determinants.

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True

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False

1.6 points

Question 9

A cause of disease is an event, condition, or characteristic that preceded the disease and without which the disease would either not have occurred or would have occurred later.

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True

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False

1.6 points

Question 10

Which sequence below represents the chronological evolution of disease causation approaches in epidemiology (from oldest to newest)?

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Web of causation -> Germ theory -> Body humor imbalance-> Ecosocial framework

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Germ theory -> Body humor imbalance -> Ecosocial framework -> Web of causation

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c.

Body humor imbalance -> Germ theory -> Web of causation -> Ecosocial framework

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d.

Body humor imbalance -> Web of causation -> Ecosocial framework -> Germ theory

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Question 11

Which of the following are essential attributes of causes (choose all that apply)?

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Time order

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Environmental factors

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Association

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d.

Direction

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Question 12

How much of the increase in U.S. life expectancy since the 20th century can be attributed to public health improvements?

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25%

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57%

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83%

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d.

75%

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Question 13

The purpose of disease surveillance is to monitor aspects of dsease occurrence that are pertinent to effective control.

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True

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False

1.6 points

Question 14

John Snow used mortality data developed by William Farr to test a hypothesis that cholera was spread by contaminated water.

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True

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False

1.6 points

Question 15

Which of the following innovations did The Streptomycin Tuberulosis Trial employ (choose all that apply)?

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Consideration of the ethical issues involved

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Randomization to treatment and control groups

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Masking the investigators

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Restrictions on eligibility of patients