Quiz 2 Epidemiology

The time interval between the lodging of the agent in the host and the maximum communicability is called?

• Festering period.

• Generation time.

• Imbedded period.

• Communicability time.

If 85% - 90% of a population has received the Rubella vaccination, the remaining unvaccinated people are considered safe from contracting Rubella. What is this situation called?

• Anatomically significant.

• Lucky population.

• Herd immunity.

• Protected populous.

A person has Hepatitis A. They are not yet clinical, but can still transmit the infection. What term best describes this situation?

• Subsurface infection

• Occidental infection

• Inapparent infection

• Subliminal infection

What type of disease transmission occurs when a person becomes infected through person-to-person contact?

• Accidental transmission.

• Indirect transmission.

• Occidental transmission.

• Direct transmission.

What happened to disease patterns when humans started agriculture?

• More infectious disease

• Less chronic disease

• Less infectious disease

• More chronic disease

Determinants are...

• factors or events that are capable of bringing about a change in health

• unknown

• are a made up word

• factors or events that are capable of bringing about a change in pop culture

Dead or weakened versions of a disease that our bodies can easily fight off that can give us immunity from the disease is called a

• Shot

• doctor

• vaccine

• drug

Which is not an example of a "vector"?

• mosquito

• pig

• bird

• spoiled food

What's the first step used when investigating a disease outbreak?

• Define the problem

• Appraise existing Data

• Draw Conclusions and formulate practical application

• Test Hypothesis

Tags

NGSS.MS-ETS1-1

Which is NOT an example of a nonspecific defense mechanism?

• Mucus

• Vaccine

• Skin

• Saliva