HS 3311-01 Epidemiology - AY2022-
T4 April 2022
Unit 1.
1. which of the following is the port of entry for influenza? respiratory tract
2. It is assumed that diseases can be transmitted directly or indirectly. A
vector such as a mosquito is an example of: indirect disease
transmission
3. The “epidemiologic triad” includes all of the following except:
Behavioral factors
4. A disease that occurs rarely and without regularity is said to be: sporadic
5. Which one of the following is not a core function of epidemiology?
Journaling interests of epidemiologists
6. John Snow’s most important work occurred around: 1850
7. One of the fundamental premises underlying the study of epidemiology is:
Disease, illness and ill health are not randomly distributed in a population.
8. True or False: Epidemiology is the study of patterns of health and disease
in populations and the factors that influence these patterns. True
9. Epidemiological information is used for the following, select the best
option from the list: All the above
10. During the 19th century, John Snow: Proved that cholera was spread
through contaminated water by conducting natural experiments.
Unit 2
1. The following increases prevalence, except: Death
2. In a community of 1,000 people, they recorded 5 new cases of TB this
month. Over the year, there were 25 cases of and none has died or is healed.
The incidence of TB is: 5/1000
3. In a hospital, there are 9 doctors and 12 nurses. The ratio of nurses to
doctors is: 12:9
4. Circle the most appropriate explanation on “Prevalence rate”: The number
of patients who have the disease at a particular time, divided by the
population at risk of having the disease at that time.
5. In a hospital, there are 9 doctors and 12 nurses. The proportion of nurses
is: 0.57
6. Incidence rate can be expressed as: Number of new cases of disease or
injury during specified period divided by Time each person was observed,
totaled for all persons
7. A new treatment is developed that prevents death but does not produce
recovery from disease. Which of the following will occur? Prevalence will
increase
8. For a disease such as Ebola fever, which is highly fatal and of short
duration, which of the following is true? Incidence rate and mortality rate
will be similar
9. The following increases prevalence, except: None of the above
10. Population of the city of Altlantis on march 30, 2003 is 183,000. Number
of new active cases of TB occurring between January and June 30 is 26.
, Number of active cases, according to the city register on June 30, 2003 is
264. The prevalence rate of active TB as of June 30, 2003 was: 144 per
100,000 population
Unit 3
1. The following are types of bias in evaluating screening programs: All the
above
2. In a screening test, what does false positives mean? People who test
positive even though they really don't have disease
3. In a screening test, what does false negatives mean? People who
test negative even though they really have disease
4. is the ability of a test to indicate which individuals have the
disease and which do not. Validity
5. Calculate odds ratio: (40x20)/(60 x30)
Use the figure below to answer the question.
Diseased Not
diseased
Test 40 60
positive
Test 30 20
negative
6. is the ability of the test to identify correctly those who have the
disease. Sensitivity
7. Calculate negative predictive value. 20/ ( 30 +
20) Use the figure below to answer the
question.
Diseased Not
diseased
Test 40 60
positive
Test 30 20
negative
8. The ability of the test to identify correctly those who do not have
the disease is: Specificity
9. The following are characteristics of a good screening test except: Cause
discomfort when disease present