Question 1
Epidemiology involves studying infectious communicable disease, not events like injury, obesity, mental health disorders, and seat belt use.
[removed]True[removed]False
1.6 points
Question 2
The Framingham study was a:
[removed]a.Retrospective cohort study. [removed]b.
Case-control study. [removed]c.
Cross-sectional study. [removed]d.
Prospective cohort study.
1.7 points
Question 3
Epidemiology includes the study of:
[removed]a.Human behavior [removed]b.
Accidents [removed]c.
Disease [removed]d.
All of the above [removed]e.
None of the above
1.7 points
Question 4
The definition of epidemiology involves all of the following EXCEPT:
[removed]a.Identification of determinants [removed]b.
Measuring the distribution of disease [removed]c.
Individuals [removed]d.
Application [removed]e.
The definition includes all of the above
1.7 points
Question 5
Who evaluated the Bills of Mortality?
[removed]a.William Farr [removed]b.
John Graunt [removed]c.
Hippocrates [removed]d.
George Soper
1.7 points
Question 6
Who helped to establish the germ theory of disease?
[removed]a.James Lind [removed]b.
John Snow [removed]c.
Louis Pasteur [removed]d.
Florence Nightingale
1.7 points
Question 7
Who showed that poor diet could result in scurvy?
[removed]a.James Lind [removed]b.
John Snow [removed]c.
Louis Pasteur [removed]d.
Florence Nightingale
1.7 points
Question 8
The web of causation includes host and environmental determinants.
[removed]True[removed]False
1.6 points
Question 9
A cause of disease is an event, condition, or characteristic that preceded the disease and without which the disease would either not have occurred or would have occurred later.
[removed]True[removed]False
1.6 points
Question 10
Which sequence below represents the chronological evolution of disease causation approaches in epidemiology (from oldest to newest)?
[removed]a.Web of causation -> Germ theory -> Body humor imbalance-> Ecosocial framework [removed]b.
Germ theory -> Body humor imbalance -> Ecosocial framework -> Web of causation [removed]c.
Body humor imbalance -> Germ theory -> Web of causation -> Ecosocial framework [removed]d.
Body humor imbalance -> Web of causation -> Ecosocial framework -> Germ theory
1.7 points
Question 11
Which of the following are essential attributes of causes (choose all that apply)?
[removed]a.Time order [removed]b.
Environmental factors [removed]c.
Association [removed]d.
Direction
1.7 points
Question 12
How much of the increase in U.S. life expectancy since the 20th century can be attributed to public health improvements?
[removed]a.25% [removed]b.
57% [removed]c.
83% [removed]d.
75%
1.7 points
Question 13
The purpose of disease surveillance is to monitor aspects of dsease occurrence that are pertinent to effective control.
[removed]True[removed]False
1.6 points
Question 14
John Snow used mortality data developed by William Farr to test a hypothesis that cholera was spread by contaminated water.
[removed]True[removed]False
1.6 points
Question 15
Which of the following innovations did The Streptomycin Tuberulosis Trial employ (choose all that apply)?
[removed]a.Consideration of the ethical issues involved [removed]b.
Randomization to treatment and control groups [removed]c.
Masking the investigators [removed]d.
Restrictions on eligibility of patients
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