Assign Taking A Stand

Question 1

Epidemiology involves studying infectious communicable disease, not events like injury, obesity, mental health disorders, and seat belt use.

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1.6 points
Question 2

The Framingham study was a:

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Retrospective cohort study.

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b.
Case-control study.

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c.
Cross-sectional study.

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d.
Prospective cohort study.

1.7 points
Question 3

Epidemiology includes the study of:

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Human behavior

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b.
Accidents

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c.
Disease

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d.
All of the above

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e.
None of the above

1.7 points
Question 4

The definition of epidemiology involves all of the following EXCEPT:

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a.
Identification of determinants

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b.
Measuring the distribution of disease

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c.
Individuals

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d.
Application

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e.
The definition includes all of the above

1.7 points
Question 5

Who evaluated the Bills of Mortality?

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William Farr

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b.
John Graunt

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c.
Hippocrates

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d.
George Soper

1.7 points
Question 6

Who helped to establish the germ theory of disease?

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James Lind

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b.
John Snow

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c.
Louis Pasteur

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d.
Florence Nightingale

1.7 points
Question 7

Who showed that poor diet could result in scurvy?

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James Lind

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b.
John Snow

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c.
Louis Pasteur

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d.
Florence Nightingale

1.7 points
Question 8

The web of causation includes host and environmental determinants.

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1.6 points
Question 9

A cause of disease is an event, condition, or characteristic that preceded the disease and without which the disease would either not have occurred or would have occurred later.

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1.6 points
Question 10

Which sequence below represents the chronological evolution of disease causation approaches in epidemiology (from oldest to newest)?

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Web of causation -> Germ theory -> Body humor imbalance-> Ecosocial framework

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Germ theory -> Body humor imbalance -> Ecosocial framework -> Web of causation

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Body humor imbalance -> Germ theory -> Web of causation -> Ecosocial framework

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d.
Body humor imbalance -> Web of causation -> Ecosocial framework -> Germ theory

1.7 points
Question 11

Which of the following are essential attributes of causes (choose all that apply)?

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Time order

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b.
Environmental factors

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c.
Association

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d.
Direction

1.7 points
Question 12

How much of the increase in U.S. life expectancy since the 20th century can be attributed to public health improvements?

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25%

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b.
57%

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c.
83%

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d.
75%

1.7 points
Question 13

The purpose of disease surveillance is to monitor aspects of dsease occurrence that are pertinent to effective control.

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1.6 points
Question 14

John Snow used mortality data developed by William Farr to test a hypothesis that cholera was spread by contaminated water.

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1.6 points
Question 15

Which of the following innovations did The Streptomycin Tuberulosis Trial employ (choose all that apply)?

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Consideration of the ethical issues involved

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b.
Randomization to treatment and control groups

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c.
Masking the investigators

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d.
Restrictions on eligibility of patients