PPN 302 W11 Exam Questions
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Who is the "host"?
a) COVID
b) a sneeze
c) the lungs
d) the person with covid - CORRECT ANSWER-d
Outbreak vs epidemic - CORRECT ANSWER-Outbreak: occurence of increased
disease of what would normally happen in a community/geographically bound
area/season
epidemic: similar to an outbreak but generally more widespread in the population
and often has more serious consequences
Endemic - CORRECT ANSWER-infectious disease occuring frequently to a
particular area
e.g. Malaria is endemic to parts of Africa
,Pandemic - CORRECT ANSWER-infectious disease occuring frequently across
the globe
Syndemic - CORRECT ANSWER-2 or more co-existant diseases that results in an
excess burden of disease
Prevalence vs incidence - CORRECT ANSWER-Prevalence - number of cases at a
particular time, new and pre-existing
Incidence - number of new cases within a certain period of time
Mortality rate - CORRECT ANSWER-number of deaths r/t specific cause within
a time period
Pathogenicity vs virulence - CORRECT ANSWER-Pathogenicity: the agent's
ability to cause disease in an infected host
- potential to produce disease (i.e. harm the host)
Virulence: agents ability to produce serious illness
- disease producing power of an organism
T/F Reservoirs are habitats or mediums in which an agent lives and/or multiplies
on living objects only. - CORRECT ANSWER-FALSE
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, Reservoices can be living or inanimate
Which populations bear the greatest burden of communicable diseases? -
CORRECT ANSWER-infants, young children, elderly, and disadvantaged
populations in developing and developed countries.
In 19th century communicable diseases, what was the dominant problem that led
to disease transmission? - CORRECT ANSWER-Problems r/t lack of
understanding of disease transmission
Plagues, cholera, and smallpox in Europe
What are some historical perspectives of mid-20th century epidemics? -
CORRECT ANSWER-- Epidemics mostly limited to developing countries but still
primarily a public health issues
Seeing epidemics r/t diarrhea, STIs, leprosy, TB, malaria (and other parasitic
diseases)
What are some historical perspectives of 21st century epidemics? - CORRECT
ANSWER-r/t globalization = increased migration and international trade creates
conditions for wide geographical range of disease transmission
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Who is the "host"?
a) COVID
b) a sneeze
c) the lungs
d) the person with covid - CORRECT ANSWER-d
Outbreak vs epidemic - CORRECT ANSWER-Outbreak: occurence of increased
disease of what would normally happen in a community/geographically bound
area/season
epidemic: similar to an outbreak but generally more widespread in the population
and often has more serious consequences
Endemic - CORRECT ANSWER-infectious disease occuring frequently to a
particular area
e.g. Malaria is endemic to parts of Africa
,Pandemic - CORRECT ANSWER-infectious disease occuring frequently across
the globe
Syndemic - CORRECT ANSWER-2 or more co-existant diseases that results in an
excess burden of disease
Prevalence vs incidence - CORRECT ANSWER-Prevalence - number of cases at a
particular time, new and pre-existing
Incidence - number of new cases within a certain period of time
Mortality rate - CORRECT ANSWER-number of deaths r/t specific cause within
a time period
Pathogenicity vs virulence - CORRECT ANSWER-Pathogenicity: the agent's
ability to cause disease in an infected host
- potential to produce disease (i.e. harm the host)
Virulence: agents ability to produce serious illness
- disease producing power of an organism
T/F Reservoirs are habitats or mediums in which an agent lives and/or multiplies
on living objects only. - CORRECT ANSWER-FALSE
COPYRIGHT ©️ 2025 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
, Reservoices can be living or inanimate
Which populations bear the greatest burden of communicable diseases? -
CORRECT ANSWER-infants, young children, elderly, and disadvantaged
populations in developing and developed countries.
In 19th century communicable diseases, what was the dominant problem that led
to disease transmission? - CORRECT ANSWER-Problems r/t lack of
understanding of disease transmission
Plagues, cholera, and smallpox in Europe
What are some historical perspectives of mid-20th century epidemics? -
CORRECT ANSWER-- Epidemics mostly limited to developing countries but still
primarily a public health issues
Seeing epidemics r/t diarrhea, STIs, leprosy, TB, malaria (and other parasitic
diseases)
What are some historical perspectives of 21st century epidemics? - CORRECT
ANSWER-r/t globalization = increased migration and international trade creates
conditions for wide geographical range of disease transmission
