TEST BANK for Epidemiology 101 2nd Edition by Robert Friis. ISBN 9781284143768, ISBN 9781284107852 _TABLE OF CONTENTS_ Chapter 1 History, Philosophy, and Uses of Epidemiology Chapter 2 Epidemiolog y and Data Presentation Chapter 3 Epidemiologic Measurements Used to Describe Disease Occurrence Chapt...
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Chapter: Chapter 01 – Quiz
Multiple Choice
1. Epidemiologic methods can be applied to which of the following public health–related fields?
A) Health education
B) Healthcare administration
C) Environmental health
D) All of these are correct.
Ans: D
Complexity: Easy
Ahead: The Concept of an Epidemic
Subject: Chapter 1
2. Which of the following is not considered a use of epidemiology?
A) To study the workings of health services in the community
B) To diagnose the dimensions and distributions of disease within a community
C) To provide healthcare services to specific individuals
D) To search for causes of disease and other health outcomes
Ans: C
Complexity: Moderate
Ahead: Brief Overview of Current Uses of Epidemiology
Subject: Chapter 1
3. Whether a contaminated food such as tomatoes caused an outbreak of gastrointestinal disease is a
simple example of:
A) a causal association.
B) the 1918 influenza pandemic.
C) a population.
D) All of these are correct.
Ans: A
Complexity: Moderate
Ahead: The Concept of an Epidemic
Subject: Chapter 1
4. Which of the following is considered a key characteristic of epidemiology?
,A) Distribution
B) Population focus
C) Quantification
D) All of these are correct.
Ans: D
Complexity: Moderate
Ahead: Definition of Epidemiology
Subject: Chapter 1
5. Variation in the occurrence of diseases and other health outcomes in populations relates most closely
to:
A) population focus.
B) distribution.
C) quantification.
D) None of these is correct.
Ans: B
Complexity: Easy
Ahead: Definition of Epidemiology
Subject: Chapter 1
True/False
1. Alexander Fleming discovered the antimicrobial properties of Penicillium notatum.
Ans: True
Complexity: Easy
Ahead: History of Epidemiology and Development of Epidemiologic Principles
Subject: Chapter 1
2. Epidemiology is an observational science that capitalizes on naturally occurring situations.
Ans: True
Complexity: Easy
Ahead: Application of Descriptive and Analytic Methods to an Observational Science
Subject: Chapter 1
3. John Graunt is said to be the first to employ quantitative methods to describe population vital statistics.
Ans: True
Complexity: Moderate
Ahead: History of Epidemiology and Development of Epidemiologic Principles
Subject: Chapter 1
4. The history of epidemiology originated as early as classical antiquity.
Ans: True
Complexity: Easy
Ahead: History of Epidemiology and Development of Epidemiologic Principles
, Subject: Chapter 1
5. Bubonic plague is a bacterial disease caused by Yersinia pestis.
Ans: True
Complexity: Easy
Ahead: History of Epidemiology and Development of Epidemiologic Principles
Subject: Chapter 1
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