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BSC 160 Exam 4 QuestionsWhat procedure did Ignaz Semmelweis initiate that saved the lives of new mothers?
hand washing by medical students before examination of new mothers
washing the babies in chlorinated lime solution
washing new mothers in chlorinated lime solution
putting newborn babies in isolation
putting women in labor in isolation - answerhand washing by medical students before
examination of new mothers
The graph shows that there was a(n) __________ in 1918.
outbreak of disease
minor epidemic
localized epidemic
pandemic
localized pandemic - answerpandemic
Clinical trials are a part of the field of __________.
descriptive epidemiology
analytical epidemiology
experimental epidemiology
public health
Both a and b are correct. - answerexperimental epidemiology
In the United States in 2002 (population 288,000,000), there were 1.7 million HAIs that
caused 99,000 deaths. 0.00034 is the __________ for HAIs.
morbidity rate
mortality rate
incidence rate
prevalence
cure rate - answermortality rate
The prevalence of a disease is determined by __________, __________, and
__________.
morbidity rate; mortality rate; cure rate
incidence rate; morbidity rate; cure rate
mortality rate, morbidity rate, incidence rate
morbidity rate; person-time rate, cure rate
incidence rate; mortality rate; cure rate - answerincidence rate; mortality rate; cure rate
The curve in the diagram is a __________.
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