Final Exam Study Guide ( Quiz answers)
Quiz 1
1. The 2009-2010 episode of influenza first identified in the United States and
eventually called 2009 H1N1 influenza was classified as a pandemic by the WHO in
summer 2009.
True – Page 4
2. Which of the following is not usually an aim of epidemiology?
To fund new public health programs – Page 14
3. Cyclic variations in the occurrence of pneumonia and influenza mortality may
reflect:
seasonal variations in cases of influenza – Page 22
4. One of William Farr’s contributions to public health and epidemiology included
the development of a more sophisticated system for codifying medical conditions.
True – Page 37
5. Which of the following activities characterizes a clinical approach (as opposed to
an epidemiologic approach)?
Description of specific signs and symptoms in a patient – Page 13
6. John Snow, author of Snow on Cholera:
was an early epidemiologist who used natural experiments – page 29-37
7. Molecular epidemiology applies the techniques of molecular biology to the
epidemiologic studies.
True – Page 47
8. The study of disease linked to harmful physical energy, such as ionizing radiation,
would be outside the scope of epidemiology.
False – Page 46
9. Which of the following activities characterizes an epidemiologic approach (as
opposed to a clinical approach)?
Surveillance of a population – Page 13
10. In the Yearly Mortality Bill of 1632, consumption referred to:
Tuberculosis – Page 27
11. Socrates popularized the notion that the environment is associated with human
disease.
False – Page 25
12. The Epidemic Intelligence Service (EIS) is responsible for (give the best answer):
,Final Exam Study Guide ( Quiz answers)
tracking down usual disease outbreaks in the United States and foreign
countries – Page 39
13. The difference between primary and secondary prevention of disease is :
primary prevention means control of causal factors, while secondary
prevention means early detection and treatment of disease. – Page 97-101
14. Health education programs about the hazards of starting smoking are examples
of secondary prevention.
False – Page 100
15. A dynamic population is one that adds new members through immigration and
births and loses members through emigration and deaths.
True – Page 66
16. What factors should be considered in measuring long-term changes in disease
frequency over time?
All of the above – Page 61
17. The National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey is a continuing probability survey
of physicians who practice in public settings such as V.A. centers.
False – Page 81
18. In less developed rgions, triangular population distributions are linked to high
mortalit among younger age groups.
True – Page 63
19. Which form of prevention takes place after the precursors of disease interact
with the host?
Both A and B – Page 98-101
20. Five-year relative survival rates for pancreatic cancer by race/ethnic group are
bellow 20% for both non-Hispanic whites and African Americans.
False – Page 96
21. Sexually transmitted diseases are examples of a residual disorder: one for which
the contributing factors are known but for which methods of control have not been
implemented effectively.
True – Page 63
22. An example of operations research is using epidemiology to plan the placement
of health services in a community.
True – Page 79
23. Using Epidemiology for operational research involves:
NOT All of the above – Page 79
, Final Exam Study Guide ( Quiz answers)
24. John Cassel argued that the agent, host, and environment triad provided an
adequate explanation for chronic diseases of non-infectious origin.
False – Page 86
25. The term health disparities refers to differences in health characteristics (eg.
mortality and burden of disease) that exist among specific U.S. population groups.
False – Page 73
Quiz 2
1. Successful treatment programs that would shorten the duration of a disease
primarily affect:
Page 124
2. A prerequisite for using direct age adjustment is that the age-specific death rates
in the study population must be stable.
True – Page 149
3. When the duration of a disease becomes short and the incidence is high, the
prevalence becomes similar to the incidence.
True – Page 124
4. An epidemiologic survey of roller-skating injuries in Metroville, a city with a
population of 100,000 (during the midpoint of the year), produced the following
data for a particular year:
Number of skaters in Metroville during any given month – 12,000.
Roller-skating injuries in Metroville – 600
Total number of residents injured from roller-skating – 1800
Total number of deaths from roller-skating – 90
Total number of deaths from all causes – 900
The proportional mortality ratio (%) due to roller skating was
90/900*100 – Page 142
5. The proportional mortality ratio (%) is defined as the mortality due to a specific
cause during the time period divided by the mortality due to all causes during the
same time period times 100.
True – Page 142
6. The point prevalence of a disease is defined as the number of persons ill diided by
the total number in the group at a point in time.
True – Page 115
7. (Reference #4 for stats)
A crude death rate for all causes was:
900/100,000*100
Quiz 1
1. The 2009-2010 episode of influenza first identified in the United States and
eventually called 2009 H1N1 influenza was classified as a pandemic by the WHO in
summer 2009.
True – Page 4
2. Which of the following is not usually an aim of epidemiology?
To fund new public health programs – Page 14
3. Cyclic variations in the occurrence of pneumonia and influenza mortality may
reflect:
seasonal variations in cases of influenza – Page 22
4. One of William Farr’s contributions to public health and epidemiology included
the development of a more sophisticated system for codifying medical conditions.
True – Page 37
5. Which of the following activities characterizes a clinical approach (as opposed to
an epidemiologic approach)?
Description of specific signs and symptoms in a patient – Page 13
6. John Snow, author of Snow on Cholera:
was an early epidemiologist who used natural experiments – page 29-37
7. Molecular epidemiology applies the techniques of molecular biology to the
epidemiologic studies.
True – Page 47
8. The study of disease linked to harmful physical energy, such as ionizing radiation,
would be outside the scope of epidemiology.
False – Page 46
9. Which of the following activities characterizes an epidemiologic approach (as
opposed to a clinical approach)?
Surveillance of a population – Page 13
10. In the Yearly Mortality Bill of 1632, consumption referred to:
Tuberculosis – Page 27
11. Socrates popularized the notion that the environment is associated with human
disease.
False – Page 25
12. The Epidemic Intelligence Service (EIS) is responsible for (give the best answer):
,Final Exam Study Guide ( Quiz answers)
tracking down usual disease outbreaks in the United States and foreign
countries – Page 39
13. The difference between primary and secondary prevention of disease is :
primary prevention means control of causal factors, while secondary
prevention means early detection and treatment of disease. – Page 97-101
14. Health education programs about the hazards of starting smoking are examples
of secondary prevention.
False – Page 100
15. A dynamic population is one that adds new members through immigration and
births and loses members through emigration and deaths.
True – Page 66
16. What factors should be considered in measuring long-term changes in disease
frequency over time?
All of the above – Page 61
17. The National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey is a continuing probability survey
of physicians who practice in public settings such as V.A. centers.
False – Page 81
18. In less developed rgions, triangular population distributions are linked to high
mortalit among younger age groups.
True – Page 63
19. Which form of prevention takes place after the precursors of disease interact
with the host?
Both A and B – Page 98-101
20. Five-year relative survival rates for pancreatic cancer by race/ethnic group are
bellow 20% for both non-Hispanic whites and African Americans.
False – Page 96
21. Sexually transmitted diseases are examples of a residual disorder: one for which
the contributing factors are known but for which methods of control have not been
implemented effectively.
True – Page 63
22. An example of operations research is using epidemiology to plan the placement
of health services in a community.
True – Page 79
23. Using Epidemiology for operational research involves:
NOT All of the above – Page 79
, Final Exam Study Guide ( Quiz answers)
24. John Cassel argued that the agent, host, and environment triad provided an
adequate explanation for chronic diseases of non-infectious origin.
False – Page 86
25. The term health disparities refers to differences in health characteristics (eg.
mortality and burden of disease) that exist among specific U.S. population groups.
False – Page 73
Quiz 2
1. Successful treatment programs that would shorten the duration of a disease
primarily affect:
Page 124
2. A prerequisite for using direct age adjustment is that the age-specific death rates
in the study population must be stable.
True – Page 149
3. When the duration of a disease becomes short and the incidence is high, the
prevalence becomes similar to the incidence.
True – Page 124
4. An epidemiologic survey of roller-skating injuries in Metroville, a city with a
population of 100,000 (during the midpoint of the year), produced the following
data for a particular year:
Number of skaters in Metroville during any given month – 12,000.
Roller-skating injuries in Metroville – 600
Total number of residents injured from roller-skating – 1800
Total number of deaths from roller-skating – 90
Total number of deaths from all causes – 900
The proportional mortality ratio (%) due to roller skating was
90/900*100 – Page 142
5. The proportional mortality ratio (%) is defined as the mortality due to a specific
cause during the time period divided by the mortality due to all causes during the
same time period times 100.
True – Page 142
6. The point prevalence of a disease is defined as the number of persons ill diided by
the total number in the group at a point in time.
True – Page 115
7. (Reference #4 for stats)
A crude death rate for all causes was:
900/100,000*100
