Quiz 1
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Question 1
2 out of 2 points
Which of the following is usually an aim of epidemiology?
Selected Answer:
E.
All of the above
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Question 2
2 out of 2 points
True or False? Environmental and occupational health problems are a specialization of epidemiology.
Selected Answer: True
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Question 3
2 out of 2 points
True or False? In current thinking, the term epidemic is used only to describe outbreaks of infectious
disease.
Selected Answer: False
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Question 4
2 out of 2 points
Which of the following activities characterizes a clinical approach (as opposed to an epidermiologic
approach)?
Selected Answer:
C.
Description of specific signs and symptoms in a patient
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Question 5
2 out of 2 points
True or False? Most of the time, epidemiologic researchers confront a problem that has a clear etiologic
basis.
Selected Answer: False
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Question 6
2 out of 2 points
True or False? One of William Farr's contributions to public health and epidemiology included the
development of a more sophisticated system for codifying medical conditions.
Selected Answer: True
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Question 7
2 out of 2 points
True or False? Molecular epidemiology applies the techniques of molecular biology to epidemiologic
studies.
Selected Answer: True
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Question 8
2 out of 2 points
True or False? The epidemiologic and clinical descriptions of a disease are different.
Selected Answer: True
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Question 9
2 out of 2 points
True or False? The Framingham Heart Study, begun in 1948, pioneered research into coronary heart
disease risk factors.
Selected Answer: True
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Question 10
2 out of 2 points
True or False? Socrates popularized the notion that the environment is associated with human disease.
Selected Answer: False
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Question 11
2 out of 2 points
Cyclic variations in the occurrence of pneumonia and influenza mortality may reflect:
Selected Answer:
A.
seasonal variations in cases of influenza.
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Question 12
2 out of 2 points
True or False? The 1918 Influenza Pandemic is also known as “the Mother of All Pandemics.”
Selected Answer: True
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Question 13
2 out of 2 points
There has been an increase in the number of epidemiologic studies reported in medical journals
because:
Selected Answer:
A.
they interest the public and physicians concerned with preventive medicine.
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Question 14
2 out of 2 points
True or False? High firearm death rates and homicide rates are indicators of adverse conditions within
the community.
Selected Answer: True
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Question 15
2 out of 2 points
Using epidemiology for operational research involves:
Selected Answer:
A.
study of community health services
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Question 16
2 out of 2 points
What factors should be considered in measuring long-term changes in disease frequency over time?
Selected Answer:
D.
All of the above
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Question 17
2 out of 2 points
Which form of prevention takes place after the precursors of disease interact with the host?
Selected Answer:
D.
Both A and B
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Question 18
2 out of 2 points
True or False? A dynamic population is one that adds new members through immigration and births
and loses members through emigration and deaths.
Selected Answer: True
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Question 19
2 out of 2 points
True or False? The existence of a dose-response relationship, that is, an increase in disease risk with an
increase in the amount of exposure, does not support the view that an association is a causal one.
Selected Answer: False
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Question 20
2 out of 2 points
Increases in lung cancer mortality, especially among women, illustrate which of the following trends in
disease occurrence?
Selected Answer:
D.
A new epidemic disorder
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Question 21
2 out of 2 points
The uses of epidemiology include:
Selected Answer:
D.
all of the above
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Question 22
2 out of 2 points
The difference between primary and secondary prevention of disease is:
Selected
Answer:
C.
primary prevention means control of causal factors, while secondary prevention means
early detection and treatment of disease.
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Question 23
2 out of 2 points
True or False? An example of operations research is using epidemiology to plan the placement of health
services in a community.
Selected Answer: True
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Question 24
2 out of 2 points
True or False? John Cassel argued that the agent, host, and environment triad provided an adequate
explanation for chronic diseases of non-infectious origin.
Selected Answer: False
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Question 25
2 out of 2 points
True or False? The National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey is a continuing probability survey of
physicians who practice in public settings such as V.A. centers.
Selected Answer: False
