NR 503 Epidemiology midterm questions & answers:
1. The population of a city on February 15, 2005, was 36,600. The city has a passive
surveillance system that collects hospital and private physician reports of influenza
cases every month. During the period between January 1 and April 1, 2005, 2,200 new
cases of influenza occurred in the city. Of these cases, 775 persons wereill with influenza
according to surveillance reports on April 1, 2005. The prevalence rate of active
influenza as of April 1, 2005, was:
Correct! 20 per 1,000 population
2. The population of a city on February 15, 2005, was 36,600. The city has a passive
surveillance system that collects hospital and private physician reports of influenza
cases every month. During the period between January 1 and April 1, 2005, 2,200 new
cases of influenza occurred in the city. Of these cases, 775 persons wereill with influenza
according to surveillance reports on April 1, 2005. The monthly incidence rate of active
cases of influenza for the 3-month period was:
Correct! 20 per 1,000 population
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, 3. What would be the effect on age-specific incidence rates of uterine cancer if women
with hysterectomies were excluded fromthe denominator of incidence calculations
assuming that most women who have had hysterectomies are older than 50 years of
age?
Correct!: Rates would increase in women older than 50 years ofage but may decrease in
younger women as they get older.
4. The ability of a single person to remain free of clinical illnessfollowing exposure
to an infectious agent is known as:
Correct!: Immunity
5. Which of the following reasons can explain why a person who didnot consume the
infective food item got sick?
Correct: All of the above
6. Which of the food items (or combination of items) is most likely tobe the infective
item(s)?
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1. The population of a city on February 15, 2005, was 36,600. The city has a passive
surveillance system that collects hospital and private physician reports of influenza
cases every month. During the period between January 1 and April 1, 2005, 2,200 new
cases of influenza occurred in the city. Of these cases, 775 persons wereill with influenza
according to surveillance reports on April 1, 2005. The prevalence rate of active
influenza as of April 1, 2005, was:
Correct! 20 per 1,000 population
2. The population of a city on February 15, 2005, was 36,600. The city has a passive
surveillance system that collects hospital and private physician reports of influenza
cases every month. During the period between January 1 and April 1, 2005, 2,200 new
cases of influenza occurred in the city. Of these cases, 775 persons wereill with influenza
according to surveillance reports on April 1, 2005. The monthly incidence rate of active
cases of influenza for the 3-month period was:
Correct! 20 per 1,000 population
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, 3. What would be the effect on age-specific incidence rates of uterine cancer if women
with hysterectomies were excluded fromthe denominator of incidence calculations
assuming that most women who have had hysterectomies are older than 50 years of
age?
Correct!: Rates would increase in women older than 50 years ofage but may decrease in
younger women as they get older.
4. The ability of a single person to remain free of clinical illnessfollowing exposure
to an infectious agent is known as:
Correct!: Immunity
5. Which of the following reasons can explain why a person who didnot consume the
infective food item got sick?
Correct: All of the above
6. Which of the food items (or combination of items) is most likely tobe the infective
item(s)?
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