Disease Detectives : General Epidemiology

which of the following are a pathogen?

• viruses

• bacteria
• fungi
• arsenic

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NGSS.HS-LS4-5

Which of the following are body defenses against pathogens?

• Immune system

• The skin

• Body secretions/Mucous membranes

• All of the above

The branch of medical science concerned with the incidence, distribution, and control of diseases that affect large numbers of people is _____________.

• Cardiology
• Radiology
• Epidemiology
• Respirology

Dr. John Snow and his famous water pumps map showed the spread of which disease in London during the 1850s?

• Ebola
• Tuberculosis
• H1N1
• Cholera

Why are developing countries more susceptible to the spread of infectious diseases?

• Lower socio-economic status
• Unstable government
• Lack of healthcare/ education
• All of the above

Where in the world is HIV most prevalent?

• East Asia
• Sub-Saharan Africa
• United States

• Europe

Which of the following is NOT a node of origin of AIDS in the United States in the 1980s?

• Florida
• Kansas
• New York
• California

What does the acronym CDR stand for?

• Crude Death Rate
• Cruel Disease Rabies
• Can't Divulge Reasons
• Crude Disease Rate

Epidemiology is concerned with the __________ and __________ of health events in a population:

• frequency, pattern
• frequency, determinant
• pattern, determinant
• determinant, spread

Compare food histories between persons with Staphylococcus food poisoning and those without is an example of trying to determine what?

• Distribution
• Determinants
• Application