HSA 535 MIDTERM EXAM PART I

HSA 535 MIDTERM EXAM PART I

Question 1

5 out of 5 points

 Reproductive health studies ____.

•Question 2

5 out of 5 points

 One of the important concepts from the Nuremberg Code is that of ____, which means that the subject understands the scope of the study and can make an informed decision to participate.

•Question 3

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 Social epidemiology studies ____.

•Question 4

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 The biological cause of a problem or disease is known as ____.

•Question 5

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 The course of a disease, if left untreated, is referred to as ____.

•Question 6

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 Physical, biological, social, cultural, and behaviors that influence health are known as ____.

•Question 7

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 The normal occurrence of a disease or condition common to persons within a localized area is known as a(n) ____.

Answer

Selected Answer:   

endemic

Correct Answer:   

endemic

•Question 8

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 James Lind (1716-1794) observed the effect of time, place, weather, and diet on the spread of disease by ____.

•Question 9

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 Identifying diseases prior to the clinical stage means that prevention efforts can begin immediately. Because the disease is already present, this is an example of ____ prevention.

•Question 10

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 Risk factors or exposures that we think might affect the outcome are known as ____.

•Question 11

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 The time between infection and clinical disease is referred to as a(n) ____.

•Question 12

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 While Austin Bradford Hill is well-known for his work in developing guidelines for establishing causality for studies of non-infectious diseases, his other contributions to the field of epidemiology and ____ are remarkable.

statistics

•Question 13

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 A test given to people who have no symptoms to check for the presence of a particular disease is known as a ____.

•Question 14

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 The aspect of consistency means that ____.

•Question 15

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 The number of new cases of disease in a specified time (usually one year) divided by the population “at-risk” to develop the disease is known as ____.

•Question 16

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 Prevalence equals ____.

•Question 17

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 A person in the population or study group identified as having the particular disease, health disorder, or condition under investigation is known as a ____.

•Question 18

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 A proportion measured over a period of time is known as a ____.

•Question 19

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 Consider a food borne illness that is being investigated from a restaurant during a one week period.  Anyone who ate at that restaurant, and had vomiting and diarrhea during that week, could be considered a(n) ____ even if they had not gone to see their doctor.

•Question 20

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 While many people are used to hearing proportions represented as a percentage, many population samples in epidemiology are often presented per ____.

•Question 21

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 The representation of a numerator as a fraction of a denominator is known as a(n) ____.

•Question 22

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 By definition, the disease or condition used to identify a case is determined by the ____.

•Question 23

5 out of 5 points

 How many new cases of HIV infection were reported in the United States for the year 2009?

•Question 24

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 The disease carrier of most concern is known as a(n) ____, which is an infected person who never gets clinically ill, but can transmit the etiologic agent to others.

•Question 25

5 out of 5 points

 If a bacterium carries several resistance genes, it is called a ____.

•Question 26

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 One of the most important emerging problems with the control of infectious diseases has to do with ____.

•Question 27

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 Infectious diseases are responsible for ____% of worldwide deaths in children under 15 years old and ____% of deaths in people aged 15-59 years old.

•Question 28

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 The probability of death due to infectious disease in sub-Saharan Africa is ____%, but only ____% in developed countries, such as the United States.

•Question 29

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 ____ is the transmission of a disease from mother to child during pregnancy or delivery.

•Question 30

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 ____ is the transmission of a disease from person to person, and may be directly from one person to another, or indirectly from one person through an intermediate item to another person.