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BIOS242 WK5 The Immune System
Questions and Answers Latest Update
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention assigns the mots virulent
microbes known to cause human disease to biosafety level 4.
True or False Ans: True
The principle government agency responsible for tracking infectious
diseases in the United States is the...
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
World Health Organization
United States Department of Agriculture
Nation Institutes of Health
Infection Control Committee Ans: Center for Disease Control and Prevention
The study of the frequency and distribution of a disease ina defined
population is....
Epidemiology
clinical microbiology
pathology
medicine
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immunology Ans: Epidemiology
Drag the label to the following diagram according to the type of outbreak
shown: Endemic, Epidemic, Pandemic, Sporadic
Picture descriptions:
1. North and South America with red dots throughout both countries
2. North and South America with one red dot in NA and one in SA
3. North and South America with multiple red dots grouped in one area of
SA
4. North and South America with multiple groups of red dots throughout
both NA and SA Ans: 1. Endemic
2. Sporadic
3. Epidemic
4. Pandemic
The _____ is the total number of persons afflicted with infectious disease.
Chronic
prevelance
pandemic
sporadic
epidemic Ans: prevalance
A _____ is an epidemic occurring over multiple continents
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Epidemic
Prevelance
Pandemic
Sporadic
Chronic Ans: Pandemic
The total number of deaths in a population due to a disease is the _____
rate.
Endemic
mortality
pandemic
morbidity
incidence Ans: mortality
The number of new cases of a disease in a population over a specific period
of time compared with the healthy population is the ______.
Epidemic rate
Morbidity rate
incidence rate
mortality rate
prevalence rate Ans: incidence rate
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BIOS242 WK5 The Immune System
Questions and Answers Latest Update
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention assigns the mots virulent
microbes known to cause human disease to biosafety level 4.
True or False Ans: True
The principle government agency responsible for tracking infectious
diseases in the United States is the...
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
World Health Organization
United States Department of Agriculture
Nation Institutes of Health
Infection Control Committee Ans: Center for Disease Control and Prevention
The study of the frequency and distribution of a disease ina defined
population is....
Epidemiology
clinical microbiology
pathology
medicine
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immunology Ans: Epidemiology
Drag the label to the following diagram according to the type of outbreak
shown: Endemic, Epidemic, Pandemic, Sporadic
Picture descriptions:
1. North and South America with red dots throughout both countries
2. North and South America with one red dot in NA and one in SA
3. North and South America with multiple red dots grouped in one area of
SA
4. North and South America with multiple groups of red dots throughout
both NA and SA Ans: 1. Endemic
2. Sporadic
3. Epidemic
4. Pandemic
The _____ is the total number of persons afflicted with infectious disease.
Chronic
prevelance
pandemic
sporadic
epidemic Ans: prevalance
A _____ is an epidemic occurring over multiple continents
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Epidemic
Prevelance
Pandemic
Sporadic
Chronic Ans: Pandemic
The total number of deaths in a population due to a disease is the _____
rate.
Endemic
mortality
pandemic
morbidity
incidence Ans: mortality
The number of new cases of a disease in a population over a specific period
of time compared with the healthy population is the ______.
Epidemic rate
Morbidity rate
incidence rate
mortality rate
prevalence rate Ans: incidence rate
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