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Epidemiology NCSSM Unit 1questions wit
y y y y
h 100% correct aswers
y y y
Epidemicy-yANS-
theyoccurrenceyinyaycommunityyoryregionyofycasesyofyanyillness,yspecificyhealth-
relatedybehavior,yoryotheryhealth-relatedyeventsyclearlyyinyexcessyofynormalyexpectancy.
Pandemicy-yANS-
anyepidemicyoccurringyworldwide,yoryoveryayveryywideyarea,ycrossingyinternationalyboundar
ies,yandyusuallyyaffectingyaylargeynumberyofypeople.
Epidemiologyy-yANS-
concernedywithytheydistributionyandydeterminantsyofyhealthyandydiseases,ymorbidity,yinjurie
s,ydisability,yandymortalityyinypopulations.yAnyobservationalyscienceythatycapitalizesyonynatu
rallyyoccurringysituations.
Populationy-yANS-allytheyinhabitantsyofyaygivenycountryyoryareayconsideredytogether.
Distributiony-yANS-
impliesythatytheyoccurrenceyofydiseasesyandyotheryhealthyoutcomesyvariesyinypopulations,y
withysomeysubgroupsyofytheypopulationsymoreyfrequentlyyaffectedythanyothers.
Determinanty-yANS-
anyyfactorythatybringsyaboutychangeyinyayhealthyconditionyoryotherydefinedycharacteristic.yE
xamplesyareybiologicyagents,ychemicalyagents,yandylessyspecificyfactorsysuchyasystress.
exposuresy-yANS-pertainyeitherytoycontactywithyaydisease-
causingyfactoryorytoytheyamountyofytheyfactorythatyimpingesyuponyaygroupyoryindividuals
outcomesy-yANS-allytheypossibleyresultsythatymayystemyfromyexposureytoyaycausalyfactor
morbidityy-yANS-illnessesydueytoyayspecificydiseaseyoryhealthycondition
mortalityy-yANS-causeyofydeath
quantificationy-yANS-
Theycountingyofycasesyofyillnessyoryotheryhealthyoutcomes;ytheyuseyofystatisticalymeasuresyt
oydescribeytheyoccurrenceyofyhealthyoutcomesyasywellyasytoymeasureytheiryassociationywithy
exposures.
Epidemiology NCSSM Unit 1questions wit
y y y y
h 100% correct aswers
y y y
Epidemicy-yANS-
theyoccurrenceyinyaycommunityyoryregionyofycasesyofyanyillness,yspecificyhealth-
relatedybehavior,yoryotheryhealth-relatedyeventsyclearlyyinyexcessyofynormalyexpectancy.
Pandemicy-yANS-
anyepidemicyoccurringyworldwide,yoryoveryayveryywideyarea,ycrossingyinternationalyboundar
ies,yandyusuallyyaffectingyaylargeynumberyofypeople.
Epidemiologyy-yANS-
concernedywithytheydistributionyandydeterminantsyofyhealthyandydiseases,ymorbidity,yinjurie
s,ydisability,yandymortalityyinypopulations.yAnyobservationalyscienceythatycapitalizesyonynatu
rallyyoccurringysituations.
Populationy-yANS-allytheyinhabitantsyofyaygivenycountryyoryareayconsideredytogether.
Distributiony-yANS-
impliesythatytheyoccurrenceyofydiseasesyandyotheryhealthyoutcomesyvariesyinypopulations,y
withysomeysubgroupsyofytheypopulationsymoreyfrequentlyyaffectedythanyothers.
Determinanty-yANS-
anyyfactorythatybringsyaboutychangeyinyayhealthyconditionyoryotherydefinedycharacteristic.yE
xamplesyareybiologicyagents,ychemicalyagents,yandylessyspecificyfactorsysuchyasystress.
exposuresy-yANS-pertainyeitherytoycontactywithyaydisease-
causingyfactoryorytoytheyamountyofytheyfactorythatyimpingesyuponyaygroupyoryindividuals
outcomesy-yANS-allytheypossibleyresultsythatymayystemyfromyexposureytoyaycausalyfactor
morbidityy-yANS-illnessesydueytoyayspecificydiseaseyoryhealthycondition
mortalityy-yANS-causeyofydeath
quantificationy-yANS-
Theycountingyofycasesyofyillnessyoryotheryhealthyoutcomes;ytheyuseyofystatisticalymeasuresyt
oydescribeytheyoccurrenceyofyhealthyoutcomesyasywellyasytoymeasureytheiryassociationywithy
exposures.
