Week 6 - Intro to Epidemiology Quizizz

What is the term for a widespread outbreak of an infectious disease?

• Bacterium

• Epidemic

• Exposure

• Outbreak

What is a microbe?

• A chemical compound

• A single-celled organism

• A type of virus

• A large multicellular organism

What is a pandemic?

• A disease that affects a single individual

• An epidemic that affects multiple geographic areas at the same time

• A disease that is limited to animals

• A local outbreak of a disease

What is a vaccine?

• A type of pathogen

• A substance that contains antigenic components to produce active immunity

• A type of virus

• A form of protozoa

What is the highest level of protection in a laboratory called?

• BioSafety Level 1

• BioSafety Level 2

• BioSafety Level 3

• BioSafety Level 4

What is the purpose of creating a hypothesis in an epidemiological investigation?

• To define the disease

• To test the hypothesis

• To gather information on exposures

• To understand the cause, source, and spread of the disease

What do cohort studies compare?

• Genetic factors in individuals

• Groups exposed to risk factors with those not exposed

• Environmental pollutants in different regions

• Socioeconomic conditions in various populations

What is the purpose of case-control studies?

• To compare different diseases

• To compare people with a disease to those without

• To study the effects of medication

• To analyze environmental factors

What enables the CDC to combat threats to health and safety?

• Local partnerships

• Global investment and action

• Advanced technology

• Government funding

What is the benefit of CDC's global deployment in terms of travel?

• It reduces travel costs

• It allows quick response as fast as a plane can fly

• It increases tourism

• It promotes international relations