HLTH 503 Final: Cumulative Quiz
Questions with Correct Answers
The epidemiologic and clinical descriptions of a disease are different. - ANSWER - True
In current thinking, the term epidemic is used only to describe outbreaks of infectious disease. -
ANSWER - False
The Framingham Heart Study, begun in 1948, pioneered research into coronary heart disease
risk factors. - ANSWER - True
Which of the following activities characterizes a clinical approach (as opposed to an
epidermiologic approach)? - ANSWER - Description of specific signs and symptoms in a patient.
Socrates popularized the notion that the environment is associated with human disease. -
ANSWER - False
Most of the time, epidemiologic researchers confront a problem that has a clear etiologic basis. -
ANSWER - False
Which of the following activities characterizes an epidemiologic approach (as opposed to a
clinical approach)? - ANSWER - Surveillance of a population.
John Snow is credited with developing the smallpox vaccination. - ANSWER - False
Molecular epidemiology applies the techniques of molecular biology to epidemiologic studies. -
ANSWER - True
There has been an increase in the number of epidemiologic studies reported in medical journals
because: - ANSWER - They interest the public and physicians concerned with preventive
medicine.
,An important risk factor for the population is always important for the individual - ANSWER -
False
What factors should be considered in measuring long-term changes in disease frequency over
time? - ANSWER - -changes in diagnostic criteria
-Changes in the age distribution
-Changes in the fatal course of the condition
Answer: all of the above
Environmental and occupational health problems are a specialization of epidemiology. -
ANSWER - True
The 1918 Influenza Pandemic is also known as "the Mother of All Pandemics." - ANSWER -
True
Cyclic variations in the occurrence of pneumonia and influenza mortality may reflect: - ANSWER
- Seasonal variation in cases of influenza
The study of diseases linked to harmful physical energy, such as ionizing radiation, would be
outside the scope of epidemiology. - ANSWER - False
Indicate the level of prevention:
1)Half-way houses for persons recovering from addiction:
2)Nutritional counseling for pregnant women:
3)Screening for breast cancer:
4)Pasteurization of milk:
5)Immunization against rubella: - ANSWER - 1)Tertiary Prevention
2)Primary Prevention
3)Secondary Prevention
4)Primary Prevention
5)Primary Prevention
, Increases in lung cancer mortality, especially among women, illustrate which of the following
trends in disease occurrence? - ANSWER - A new epidemic disorder.
The uses of epidemiology include: - ANSWER - Search for determinants (causes of disease)
Estimation of individual risks and chances of contracting disease
Evaluation of health services
!!All of the above!!- answer.
The phases of the policy cycle include: - ANSWER - -examination of population health
-assessment of potential interventions
-policy evaluation
-all of the above: answer
.
Which form of prevention takes place after the precursors of disease interact with the host? -
ANSWER - A)Teriary
B)Secondary
C)Primary
Answer: Both A) and B).
High firearm death rates and homicide rates are indicators of adverse conditions within the
community. - ANSWER - True
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. - ANSWER - False
John Cassel argued that the agent, host, and environment triad provided an adequate
explanation for chronic diseases of non-infectious origin. - ANSWER - False
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