The Science of Public Health

The Science of Public Health

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

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Epidemiology is _________.

likelihood that agent or pathogen can be transmitted to another person
the study of patterns, causes, and effects of diseases/health conditions in a population
health determinants that contribute to possible development of disease or condition or decrease one’s wellbeing
health determinants that protect against the possible development of disease or condition

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which part of the epi triangle relates to a physical, chemical, or biological element that can cause illness or injury

Host

Agent

Environment

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

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_____ is generalized resistance to a disease in a population because most of the population is immune to a specific disease/condition.

Herd immunity
Protective factor
Passive immunity
Active immunity

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

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_____ is a health determinant that keeps a person safe from an illness and/or assists in improving health.

Immunity
Risk factor
Vaccine
Protective factor

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

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_____ is the number of people who develop a disease or condition over a certain period of time (new cases).

Incidence
Prevalence
Morbidity
Mortality

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

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_____ is a measure of the frequency of an event or diagnosis in a defined population within a given time period.

Frequency
Ratio
Proportion
Rate

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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How would you interpret the relative risk value of 20?

Risk in exposed = Risk in non-exposed (no relationship)
Risk in exposed > Risk in non-exposed (positive relationship)
Risk in exposed < Risk in non-exposed (negative relationship)
Unable to determine, not enough information

8.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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_____ is an increased number of cases than expected in a specific region.

Endemic
Pandemic
Epidemic
Outbreak

9.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Epidemiologists want to determine what food item has cause family members, who attended a BBQ party, to be sick (gastroenteritis). They suspect it may be the potato salad. They decide to divide the family members into 2 groups to examine retrospectively their risk factors: those who have gastroenteritis and those who do not have it. What type of study design are they using?

Cohort

Ecological

Case-control

Experimental