BBH 440: Exam #1 Questions with Complete Solutions

disease. in excess of normal expectancy T/F: There needs to be a large number of people with a disease in order to be classified as an epidemic Correct Answer-False epidemiology Correct Answer-the study of the distribution and determinants of health-related states or events in human populations and the application of this study to prevent and control health problems distribution Correct Answer-frequency, pattern of health events in population determinants Correct Answer-causes and other factors of health-related states or events Which of the following words are critical to the definition of epidemiology? Correct Answer-disease, study and populations descriptive epidemiology Correct Answer-characterization of the distribution of health-related states or events -person -place -time