Exam 3 Micro Section 2 (Part1)

the study of the occurrence, distribution, and determinants of health and disease in a population

• Epidemiology

• Public Health

• Incidence

• All

the health of the population as a whole

• Epidemiology

• Incidence

• Public Health

• Germination

What is considered a major goal of epidemiology ?

• A diseases structure

• Identifying nature of disease

• protecting the public health

• Transmission of a disease

Epidemiologist rely on surveillance: the _ of disease as they occur.

• Observation

• Recognition

• Reporting

• none

Epidemiologists can trace the spread of disease to identify its origin and mode of transmission

• True

• False

To describe any given disease in a population, epidemiologists give the and of the disease.

• Incidence

• Identification

• Prevalence

• Population

The _ of a disease is the number of new cases of the disease in a given period of time

• Population

• Incidence

• Public Distinction

• Prevalence

The _ of a disease is the total number of new and existing cases in a population in a given time

• Prevalence

• Incidence

• Public Identification

• none

A disease is a _ when it occurs in a large number of people in a population at the same time

• Epidemic

• Endemic

• Pandemic

• All

A disease is constantly present in a population, usually at low incidence.

• Epidemic

• Endemic

• Pandemic

• All