Epidemiology Introduction Quiz

What is the closest to the official definition of Epidemiology from the CDC?

• Science of looking at health of individuals

• Study of distribution and determinants of health-related states among specified individuals

• Study of distribution and determinants of health-related states among specified populations

• Study of distribution and determinants of health-related states in order to form treatment options for populations

Who is considered the father of epidemiology?

• Edward Jenner

• Jonas Salk

• John Snow

• Hippocrates

Which study is not an example of an Epidemiological Study?

• Descriptive

• Experimental

• Analytic

Which type of Epidemiological Study does NOT have a hypothesis?

• Descriptive

• Experimental

• Analytic

• They all have a hypothesis.

What does CDC stand for?

• Center for Disease Control

• Central Disease Commission

• Cancer and Disease Convention

• Commission for Disease Care

Epidemiology looks at disease in _______ groups.

• population

• individual

• species

• country

Which disease did Dr John Snow help stop the spread of?

• Malaria

• Cholera

• Dengue

• COVID-19

Which type of organism has membrane-bound organelles (like a nucleus)?

• Eukaryote

• Prokaryote

• Virus

The agents that cause disease (pathogens) fall into five groups: viruses, ________, fungi, protozoa, and helminths (worms).

The _______ is the viral reproduction cycle that ALL viruses have.

• lytic cycle

• lysogenic cycle

• Calvin cycle

• Krebs cycle