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pubh health 201- quiz #4epidemiology - correct answer ✔✔the study of the distribution and determinants of disease frequency
in human populations
ultimate goal of epidemiologist - correct answer ✔✔control and prevent spread of disease
epidemic surveillance - correct answer ✔✔major line of defense in protecting the public against disease
which type of disease is more complicated and difficult? - correct answer ✔✔chronic disease
Leading cause of death in the US - correct answer ✔✔heart disease
a ____________ test or _____________ culture is needed to verify a diagnosis of certain diseases -
correct answer ✔✔blood/stool
how to calculate disease frequency - correct answer ✔✔count # of people w disease and relate to
population at risk
total population or exposed population, or one gender or age group - correct answer ✔✔population at
risk
population at risk often comes from - correct answer ✔✔census
2 ways to measure frequency - correct answer ✔✔incidence and prevalence
incidence - correct answer ✔✔number of new cases
Prevalence - correct answer ✔✔number of existing cases
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