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WorksheetsIntroduction to Epidemiology
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 13mins
What type of disease pattern spreads rapidly over countries and continents?
Outbreak
Pandemic
Epidemic
Endemic
Any virus, bacteria, fungi, or parasite that can cause a disease in a living thing is called a
cancer.
pathogen.
gene.
toxin.
Health care experts who study trends in health issues in populations and deploy public announcements, education initiatives, and protocols to protect the health of the nation.
epidemiologists
dermatologists
medical examiners
immunologist
A disease that is found in small amounts, consistently within a population
pandemic
endemic
epidemic
outbreak
What is the first step to reporting notifiable disease to the CDC?
State health departments send that data via integrated surveillance information systems such as the NEDDS Base System (NBS) to the CDC
The CDC then compiles weekly summary reports
The local health departments then send that data to their state health department.
Physicians, clinics, and hospitals report notifiable diseases to their local health department.
What questions are descriptive studies designed to answer?
Descriptive studies seek to describe the extent of disease in regard to person, time, and place.
They do not answer the questions who, when, and where.
They seek to determine where an illness may have originated by acquiring the residential address and travel history of the cases (restaurants, schools, shopping, vacations, etc.).
Which of the following is NOT an example of a communicable disease
cold
flu
small pox
asthma
Which are three types of DIRECT transmission (of diseases)?
Body fluid exchange
Skin contact
Sneezing/ coughing
Fomite transfer
Airborne pathogens
Your respiratory tract, gastrointestinal tract, mucous membranes, and lesions/cuts/abrasions (skin) can all be considered:
Reservoirs
Portals of entry/ exit
Fomites
None of the above
Airborne infections are transmitted by which of the following?
birds
hairbrushes
sneezes
flies
Explain the difference between direct and indirect modes of disease transmission. Direct is actual touch from vector to host and indirect means the host picks up the disease from an object or other organism.
Direct transmission occurs through kissing, while indirect transmission occurs through hugging
Direct transmission occurs through sharing food, while indirect transmission occurs through sharing utensils
Direct transmission occurs through direct physical contact, while indirect transmission occurs through intermediary objects or organisms.
Direct transmission occurs through the air, while indirect transmission occurs through water
