EPID 309 TEST
Robert Koch (1843-1910) is famous for his work in support of the germ theory by
isolating the causative agents for both anthrax and tuberculosis. Which of the following
is NOT one of Koch's postulates?
A. The organism must be observed in every case of the disease
B. The organism must be able to be observed in, and recovered from the experimental
animal.
C. The organism must be able to be isolated and grown in pure culture.
D. The association between the organism and the disease must be consistently
observed across populations, places, circumstances and times.
E. The pure culture must, when inoculated into a susceptible animal, reproduce the
disease. - answerD. The association between the organism and the disease must be
consistently observed across populations, places, circumstances and times.
The English anesthesiologist who linked cholera outbreaks to contaminated water and
innovated several of the key epidemiological methods that remain valid and in use today
was:
A. Edward Jenner
B. Sir Percival Pott
C. Robert Koch
D. John Snow - answerD. John Snow
T/F Contact with a disease-causing factor or the amount of the factor that affects a
group of individuals is referred to as exposure. - answerTrue
T/F The overriding question that epidemiologists ask is whether a particular exposure is
causally associated with a given outcome. - answerTrue
Grandpa Aedes was born in 1908 and died in 1995. Which of these events occurred
during his life time?
A. Development of antibiotics
B. Polio eradication
C. Spanish Flu Pandemic
D. Smallpox eradication - answerA. Development of antibiotics
C. Spanish Flu Pandemic
D. Smallpox eradication
Dr. Melanoma was born in 1971 and is still alive. Which of these events occurred during
her life time?
A. Spanish Flu Pandemic
, B. Discovery of HIV
C. The Black Death
D. Smallpox eradication - answerB. Discovery of HIV
D. Smallpox eradication
Stanley Studiesalot was born in 1995 and is still alive. Which of these events occurred
during his life time?
A. HPV vaccination became available
B. Polio eradication
C. Germ theory established
D. West Nile virus introduced into the USA - answerA. HPV vaccination became
available
D. West Nile virus introduced into the USA
An epidemiologist is asked to review Tucson's plans for developing and upgrading bike
lanes and paths.
A. He agrees. To prepare, he gets data from bicycle accidents in Tucson to map them
over the city and then evaluates the literature on bike lanes and safety.
B. She declines. Epidemiology is science investigating patterns of disease and has
nothing to do with policies and planning.
C. she declines. based on the historical bike accident rates in Tucson, there isn't a
problem
D. He agrees. He feels prepared to review the plans because he is a father and heard a
story about a 6 year old getting hit while riding on the street. - answerA. He agrees. To
prepare, he gets data from bicycle accidents in Tucson to map them over the city and
then evaluates the literature on bike lanes and safety.
Use this graph to answer the questions
1. In 1980, the case fatality rate was about 5 per 1 million persons - T/F
2. in 1930, no one dies from RMSF - T/F - answerFalse
False
A --- enables a reader to detect trends in the data, often times trends
A. line graph
B. histogram
C. pie chart
D. bar graph - answerA. line graph
A ---- is a type of graph that shows the frequency of cases for categories of a
categorical (discrete) variable
A. pie chart
B. bar graph
C. dose response curve
D. histogram - answerB. bar graph
Robert Koch (1843-1910) is famous for his work in support of the germ theory by
isolating the causative agents for both anthrax and tuberculosis. Which of the following
is NOT one of Koch's postulates?
A. The organism must be observed in every case of the disease
B. The organism must be able to be observed in, and recovered from the experimental
animal.
C. The organism must be able to be isolated and grown in pure culture.
D. The association between the organism and the disease must be consistently
observed across populations, places, circumstances and times.
E. The pure culture must, when inoculated into a susceptible animal, reproduce the
disease. - answerD. The association between the organism and the disease must be
consistently observed across populations, places, circumstances and times.
The English anesthesiologist who linked cholera outbreaks to contaminated water and
innovated several of the key epidemiological methods that remain valid and in use today
was:
A. Edward Jenner
B. Sir Percival Pott
C. Robert Koch
D. John Snow - answerD. John Snow
T/F Contact with a disease-causing factor or the amount of the factor that affects a
group of individuals is referred to as exposure. - answerTrue
T/F The overriding question that epidemiologists ask is whether a particular exposure is
causally associated with a given outcome. - answerTrue
Grandpa Aedes was born in 1908 and died in 1995. Which of these events occurred
during his life time?
A. Development of antibiotics
B. Polio eradication
C. Spanish Flu Pandemic
D. Smallpox eradication - answerA. Development of antibiotics
C. Spanish Flu Pandemic
D. Smallpox eradication
Dr. Melanoma was born in 1971 and is still alive. Which of these events occurred during
her life time?
A. Spanish Flu Pandemic
, B. Discovery of HIV
C. The Black Death
D. Smallpox eradication - answerB. Discovery of HIV
D. Smallpox eradication
Stanley Studiesalot was born in 1995 and is still alive. Which of these events occurred
during his life time?
A. HPV vaccination became available
B. Polio eradication
C. Germ theory established
D. West Nile virus introduced into the USA - answerA. HPV vaccination became
available
D. West Nile virus introduced into the USA
An epidemiologist is asked to review Tucson's plans for developing and upgrading bike
lanes and paths.
A. He agrees. To prepare, he gets data from bicycle accidents in Tucson to map them
over the city and then evaluates the literature on bike lanes and safety.
B. She declines. Epidemiology is science investigating patterns of disease and has
nothing to do with policies and planning.
C. she declines. based on the historical bike accident rates in Tucson, there isn't a
problem
D. He agrees. He feels prepared to review the plans because he is a father and heard a
story about a 6 year old getting hit while riding on the street. - answerA. He agrees. To
prepare, he gets data from bicycle accidents in Tucson to map them over the city and
then evaluates the literature on bike lanes and safety.
Use this graph to answer the questions
1. In 1980, the case fatality rate was about 5 per 1 million persons - T/F
2. in 1930, no one dies from RMSF - T/F - answerFalse
False
A --- enables a reader to detect trends in the data, often times trends
A. line graph
B. histogram
C. pie chart
D. bar graph - answerA. line graph
A ---- is a type of graph that shows the frequency of cases for categories of a
categorical (discrete) variable
A. pie chart
B. bar graph
C. dose response curve
D. histogram - answerB. bar graph
