GNUR 207 Epidemiology (Exam 1)
What is epidemiology? - ANS-knowledge about what is put upon (or happens to) people
What were early casual explanations of disease? - ANS-anger/wrath of the gods,
punishment for sins, various other supernatural causes
What was Hippocrates suggestion? - ANS-He says that the causes of disease might be
associated with the physical environment. This represented movement away from
supernatural explanation of disease causation
What did Edward Jenner and John Snow invent? - ANS-EJ: smallpox vaccine
JS: control of cholera epidemic
What is a more specific definition of epidemiology? - ANS-the study of the distribution
and determinants of health related states in specified populations and the applications
of this study to control health problems
What is distribution? - ANS-how disease is distributed in the population
What are determinants? - ANS-identify the cause and/or the risk factors
What are the health related states? - ANS-diseases, conditions, injuries
What is the purpose of specified populations? - ANS-to help identify risk factors for a
specific aggregate/population
What is the goal of epidemiology? - ANS-apply the information to prevent or control the
spread of disease or conditions using primary, secondary, or tertiary prevention
measures
What are the key concepts of epidemiology? - ANS-1. health related states
2. populations
3. risk
4. distribution
5. quantification rates
6. sources of population focused data
7. causality
8. types of epidemiological studies
What is epidemiology? - ANS-knowledge about what is put upon (or happens to) people
What were early casual explanations of disease? - ANS-anger/wrath of the gods,
punishment for sins, various other supernatural causes
What was Hippocrates suggestion? - ANS-He says that the causes of disease might be
associated with the physical environment. This represented movement away from
supernatural explanation of disease causation
What did Edward Jenner and John Snow invent? - ANS-EJ: smallpox vaccine
JS: control of cholera epidemic
What is a more specific definition of epidemiology? - ANS-the study of the distribution
and determinants of health related states in specified populations and the applications
of this study to control health problems
What is distribution? - ANS-how disease is distributed in the population
What are determinants? - ANS-identify the cause and/or the risk factors
What are the health related states? - ANS-diseases, conditions, injuries
What is the purpose of specified populations? - ANS-to help identify risk factors for a
specific aggregate/population
What is the goal of epidemiology? - ANS-apply the information to prevent or control the
spread of disease or conditions using primary, secondary, or tertiary prevention
measures
What are the key concepts of epidemiology? - ANS-1. health related states
2. populations
3. risk
4. distribution
5. quantification rates
6. sources of population focused data
7. causality
8. types of epidemiological studies
