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BMS 127 FINAL EXAM 2026
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS| ACE
YOUR GRADES.
1. He convinced officials to __________ the pump and the
epidemic ceased - correct answer -deactivate
2. Different companies were in charge of pumping water out of
the river Thames, __________ was also pumping into the river
- correct answer -sewage
3. After cholera subsided, the handle was replaced and it
happened again, they didnt want to believe that it was due to
__________ __________ transmission. Diseases can stop
being spread epidemiologically - correct answer -fecal-oral
4. __________ is the study of the occurrence, distribution and
control of disease in populations - correct answer -
Epidemiology
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5. __________ is the total number of diseased individuals in a
population, it is cumulative - correct answer -Prevalence
6. __________ is the number of new cases of a disease in a
population in a given time period. - correct answer -Incidence
7. __________ is a disease that is constantly present in a
population - correct answer -Endemic
8. __________ is a disease that occurs infrequently and
irregularly in a population - correct answer -Sporadic
9. __________ a disease that occurs in unusually high numbers
in a population in a given time period. High numbers means
high relative to normal incidence - correct answer -Epidemic
10. __________ is a widely distributed epidemic, typically across
multiple continents - correct answer -Pandemic
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11. __________ the incidence of death in a population - correct
answer -Mortality
12. __________ is a disease that occurs primarily in non-human
animals, but is occassionally transmitted to humans - correct
answer -Zoonosis
13. __________ is a period of time between infection and onset
of signs and symptoms - correct answer -Incubation
14. __________ __________ are infectious only transiently
(often during disease's incubation period) - correct answer -
Acute carriers
15. __________ __________ infectious for long periods of time
(often infected asymptomatically) - correct answer -Chronic
carriers.
16. __________ is when a disease occurs in a normal range,
and __________ is not in the disease's normal range/ - correct
answer -Endemic, sporadic
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17. An __________ is higher disease rates than expected, and a
__________ is an epidemic that is considered worldwide (more
than one continent) - correct answer -epidemic, pandemic
18. __________ are increases in disease incidence relative to
the normally expected incidence - correct answer -Epidemics
19. Chart with epidemics and expected disease rate - correct
answer -in reader
20. Epidemics are __________ than expected for THAT
disease, but relative to other diseases it might not be very high.
For example, if there are 1000 cases of the flu in SB county,
that is not very alarming. If there are 1000 cases od the plague
then that is very high - correct answer -higher
21. Incidence vs. Prevalence of disease - correct answer -chart
in reader
BMS 127 FINAL EXAM 2026
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS| ACE
YOUR GRADES.
1. He convinced officials to __________ the pump and the
epidemic ceased - correct answer -deactivate
2. Different companies were in charge of pumping water out of
the river Thames, __________ was also pumping into the river
- correct answer -sewage
3. After cholera subsided, the handle was replaced and it
happened again, they didnt want to believe that it was due to
__________ __________ transmission. Diseases can stop
being spread epidemiologically - correct answer -fecal-oral
4. __________ is the study of the occurrence, distribution and
control of disease in populations - correct answer -
Epidemiology
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5. __________ is the total number of diseased individuals in a
population, it is cumulative - correct answer -Prevalence
6. __________ is the number of new cases of a disease in a
population in a given time period. - correct answer -Incidence
7. __________ is a disease that is constantly present in a
population - correct answer -Endemic
8. __________ is a disease that occurs infrequently and
irregularly in a population - correct answer -Sporadic
9. __________ a disease that occurs in unusually high numbers
in a population in a given time period. High numbers means
high relative to normal incidence - correct answer -Epidemic
10. __________ is a widely distributed epidemic, typically across
multiple continents - correct answer -Pandemic
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11. __________ the incidence of death in a population - correct
answer -Mortality
12. __________ is a disease that occurs primarily in non-human
animals, but is occassionally transmitted to humans - correct
answer -Zoonosis
13. __________ is a period of time between infection and onset
of signs and symptoms - correct answer -Incubation
14. __________ __________ are infectious only transiently
(often during disease's incubation period) - correct answer -
Acute carriers
15. __________ __________ infectious for long periods of time
(often infected asymptomatically) - correct answer -Chronic
carriers.
16. __________ is when a disease occurs in a normal range,
and __________ is not in the disease's normal range/ - correct
answer -Endemic, sporadic
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17. An __________ is higher disease rates than expected, and a
__________ is an epidemic that is considered worldwide (more
than one continent) - correct answer -epidemic, pandemic
18. __________ are increases in disease incidence relative to
the normally expected incidence - correct answer -Epidemics
19. Chart with epidemics and expected disease rate - correct
answer -in reader
20. Epidemics are __________ than expected for THAT
disease, but relative to other diseases it might not be very high.
For example, if there are 1000 cases of the flu in SB county,
that is not very alarming. If there are 1000 cases od the plague
then that is very high - correct answer -higher
21. Incidence vs. Prevalence of disease - correct answer -chart
in reader
