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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...

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HLTH 503 Final: Cumulative Quiz

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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


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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.



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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


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.


Which form of prevention takes place after the precursors of disease interact with the host? -

ANSWER✔✔-A)Teriary


B)Secondary


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