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NSG 522- EPIDEMIOLOGY/BIOSTATS QUESTION AND ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS)
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ESTUDYNSG 522- EPIDEMIOLOGY/BIOSTATS QUESTION
AND ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS)
### 1. What is the focus of public health?
- A) Treating individual patients
- B) Protecting the population from health threats
- C) Conducting surgeries
- D) Only studying infectious diseases
**Answer:** B) Protecting the population from health threats
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### 2. What is epidemiology?
- A) A type of medical treatment
- B) The core science of public health
- C) Only about tracking infectious diseases
- D) A branch of psychology
**Answer:** B) The core science of public health
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### 3. When did modern epidemiology develop as a science?
- A) 1600s
- B) 1800s
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- C) 1900s
- D) 2000s
**Answer:** B) 1800s
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### 4. What did the Oxford English Dictionary define epidemiology as in 1873?
- A) The study of chronic diseases
- B) The branch of medical science which treats epidemics
- C) The study of surgery
- D) A form of public health policy
**Answer:** B) The branch of medical science which treats epidemics
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### 5. How did the focus of epidemiology change in the 20th century?
- A) From infectious diseases to chronic diseases and health promotion
- B) From health promotion to medical treatments
- C) It remained unchanged
- D) Focused only on injuries
**Answer:** A) From infectious diseases to chronic diseases and health promotion
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### 6. What are the types of prevention in public health?
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- A) Primary, Secondary, Tertiary
- B) Active, Passive, Reactive
- C) Preventive, Curative, Palliative
- D) Short-term, Long-term, Emergency
**Answer:** A) Primary, Secondary, Tertiary
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### 7. What does epidemiological transition refer to?
- A) Changes in disease treatment methods
- B) Changes in population dynamics due to mortality
- C) Changes in healthcare funding
- D) Changes in medical technology
**Answer:** B) Changes in population dynamics due to mortality
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### 8. What is the current definition of epidemiology?
- A) Study of individual patients
- B) Study of health-related states in specified populations
- C) Only the study of diseases
- D) Study of health policies
**Answer:** B) Study of health-related states in specified populations
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### 9. What does "distribution" in epidemiology refer to?
- A) The number of hospitals in an area
- B) The frequency and pattern of health-related events
- C) The spread of medications
- D) The distribution of medical supplies
**Answer:** B) The frequency and pattern of health-related events
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### 10. What is one key feature of epidemiology?
- A) Focus on individual health care
- B) Focus on populations and population health
- C) Focus on surgical techniques
- D) Focus on health insurance
**Answer:** B) Focus on populations and population health
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### 11. What is the first core function of epidemiology?
- A) Policy
- B) Surveillance
- C) Linkages
- D) Research
**Answer:** B) Surveillance
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