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Chapterg01:gIntroduction
Celentano:gGordisgEpidemiology,g6thgEdition
gTestgBank
MULTIPLEgCHOICE
1. Whichgofgthegfollowinggisgangexamplegofgtertiarygprevention?
a. Vaccinationgforgrotavirusgforgchildreng youngergthangthegagegofg1gyear
b. Surgicalgamputationgofgangextremitygwithgosteosarcomag(bonegcancer)
c. Screeninggforggestationalgdiabetesgafterg24gweeksgofgpregnancy
d. Sexualgeducationgprogramgingelementarygschools
e. Increasinggtaxesgforgbuyinggcigarette
sgANS:gB
Surgicalgamputationgofgangextremitygwithgosteosarcomag(bonegcancer)gisgangexamplegingwhic
hgwhengagdiseasegisgpresentgthegtreatmentg(amputation)gisgdonegtogreducegthegimpactgofgdiseas
egbygpreventinggthegtumorgfromgdissemination.gVaccinationgforgrotavirusgforgchildrengyounge
rgthangthegagegofg1gyear,gsexualgeducationgprogramgingelementarygschools,gandgincreasinggtax
esgforgbuyinggcigarettesgrepresentgexamplesgofgprimarygprevention.gScreeninggforggestationalg
diabetesgafterg24gweeksgofgpregnancygisgangexamplegofgsecondarygprevention.
2. Thisghistoricgcharactergobservedwasgmoregcommongamonggwomengtreatedgbygphysician
sgandgmedicalgstudentsgcomparedgwithgwomengtreatedgbygmidwives.gBasedgonghisgobserv
ations,ghegimplementedgaghandgwashgpolicygthatgresultedgingadecreasegingmortality.
,Namegthegcharactergthatgwegaregtalkinggabout.
a. JohngSnow
b. EdwardgJenner
c. D.A.gHenderson
d. LeongGordis
e. IgnazgSemmelweis
ANS:gE
g
IgnazgSemmelweisgidentifiedgthatgmedicalgstudentsgandgphysiciansgtransmittedgthegdiseasegb
ygnotgwashinggtheirghandsgaftergexamininggbodiesgatgautopsiesgandgconductinggmultiplegexa
minationsgingthegclinic.
3. ThanksgtogthegcontributionsgofgEdwardgJenner,gthegfollowinggdiseasegwasgeradicatedglate
rgbygeffortsgorganizedgbygD.A.gHenderson:
a. Cholera
b. Smallpox
c. Chickenpox
d. Polio
e. Zika
,ANS:gB
Smallpoxgwasgeradicatedging1980.gEdwardgJennergvaccinatedgJamesgPhippsging1796gagain
stgsmallpox.gAlmostg200gyearsglater,gthegWorldgHealthgOrganizationg(WHO)gcommissione
d
D.A.gHendersongtogleadgthegeffortsgtogeradicategthegdisease.
4. Overgthegpastgcentury,gagmarkedgdeclinegingthegmortalitygratesgofgmanyginfectiousgdisease
sghasgbeengobserved.gWhichgofgthegfollowinggisgthegmostglikelygreasongforgthegobservedgdecl
inegingmortalitygratesgfromgcommonginfectiousgdiseases?
a. Developmentgofgpenicillin
b. Developmentgofginsulin
c. Developmentgofgvaccines
d. Improvementgingsocialgconditions
e. Worsegsanitationgandgunsafegwater
ANS:gD
g
Althoughgmedicalgtreatmentsgpotentiallyghelpedgingthegdecreasegofginfectiousgdiseases,gthe
gadvancementgingsocialgconditionsgplayedgagmajorgrole.gThesegimprovementsgincludegbette
rgsanitation,gsafegdisposalgofgwaste,gbettergnutrition,gandgimprovementginghousinggconditio
ns.
, Chapterg02:gThegDynamicsgofgDiseasegTransmission
Celentano:gGordisgEpidemiology,g6thgEditiongMULTIPL
EgCHOICE
1. Whichgtermgmostgaccuratelygdescribesgthegfollowinggdefinition?g“Thegoccurrencegingagco
mmunitygorgregiongofgcasesgofgangillness,gspecificghealth-relatedgbehavior,gorgotherghealth-
grelatedgeventsgclearlygingexcessgofgnormalgexpectancy.”g[PortagM,ged.gAgDictionarygof
Epidemiology.gNewgYork:gOxfordgUniversitygPress;g2014.]
a. Endemic
b. Epidemic
c. Pandemic
d. Attackgrate
e. Incubationgperiod
ANS:gB
g
Angepidemicgisgthegoccurrencegofghealth-
relatedgeventsgingagcommunitygorgregion,gingcleargexcessgofgnormalgexpectation.gEndemicgisg
notgtruegbecausegitgisgdefinedgasgthegconstantgoccurrencegofgagdisease,gdisorder,gorgnoxiousgi
nfectiousgagentgingaggeographicgareagor
populationggroup.gPandemicgisgnotgtruegbecausegitgisgdefinedgasgangepidemicgoccurringgoverg
NgR
agverygwidegarea,gcrossingginternationUalgIgbgS
GogB.C
u nNd a rTi e s , gandOusuallygaffectinggaglargegnumberg
of
people.gAttackgrategisgnotgtruegbecausegitgisgdefinedgasgnumbergofgpeoplegatgriskgingwhomgagc
ertaingillnessgdevelopsgovergtotalgnumbergofgpeoplegatgrisk.gIncubationgperiodgisgnotgtruegbec
ausegitgisgthegintervalgfromgreceiptgofginfectiongtogthegtimegofgonsetgofgclinicalgillnessg(thegon
setgofgrecognizablegsymptoms).
2. Whatgisgthegmostgaccurategdefinitiongofgthegincubationgperiodg(ofganginfectiousgdisease)?
a. Thegtimegofgonsetgofgclinicalgillnessgorgthegonsetgofgrecognizablegsymptoms
b. Thegintervalgfromgreceiptgofginfectiongtogthegtimegofgonsetgofgclinicalgillnessg(thegonsetg
ofgrecognizablegsymptoms)
c. Thegtimegofginvasiongbyganginfectiousgagent
d. Thegtimegbetweenginitiationgofginfectiongandgfirstgsheddinggorgexcretiongofgthegagent
e. Thegperiodgbetweengexposuregandgthegonsetgofginfectiousnes
sgANS:gB
Thegincubationgperiodgisgdefinedgasgthegintervalgfromgreceiptgofginfectiongtogthegtimegofgonse
tgofgclinicalgillnessg(thegonsetgofgrecognizablegsymptoms);gingothergwords,gthegtimegbetweeng
thegmomentgofgdevelopinggsymptomsgandgthegmomentgofginvasiongbyganginfectiousgagent.g“
Thegtimegofgonsetgofgclinicalgillnessgorgthegonsetgofgrecognizablegsymptoms”gisgnotgtruegasgit
gcorrespondsgtog“timegofgonset.”g“Thegtimegofginvasiongbyganginfectiousgagent”gisgnotgtruegas
gitgcorrespondsgtog“timegofginfection.”g“Thegtimegbetweenginitiationgofginfectiongandgfirstgsh
eddinggorgexcretiongofgthegagent”gandg“Thegperiodgbetweengexposuregandgthegonsetgofginfect
iousness”garegnotgtruegasgtheygcorrespondgtogtheglatentgperiod.g(Theglatentgperiodgis
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Chapterg01:gIntroduction
Celentano:gGordisgEpidemiology,g6thgEdition
gTestgBank
MULTIPLEgCHOICE
1. Whichgofgthegfollowinggisgangexamplegofgtertiarygprevention?
a. Vaccinationgforgrotavirusgforgchildreng youngergthangthegagegofg1gyear
b. Surgicalgamputationgofgangextremitygwithgosteosarcomag(bonegcancer)
c. Screeninggforggestationalgdiabetesgafterg24gweeksgofgpregnancy
d. Sexualgeducationgprogramgingelementarygschools
e. Increasinggtaxesgforgbuyinggcigarette
sgANS:gB
Surgicalgamputationgofgangextremitygwithgosteosarcomag(bonegcancer)gisgangexamplegingwhic
hgwhengagdiseasegisgpresentgthegtreatmentg(amputation)gisgdonegtogreducegthegimpactgofgdiseas
egbygpreventinggthegtumorgfromgdissemination.gVaccinationgforgrotavirusgforgchildrengyounge
rgthangthegagegofg1gyear,gsexualgeducationgprogramgingelementarygschools,gandgincreasinggtax
esgforgbuyinggcigarettesgrepresentgexamplesgofgprimarygprevention.gScreeninggforggestationalg
diabetesgafterg24gweeksgofgpregnancygisgangexamplegofgsecondarygprevention.
2. Thisghistoricgcharactergobservedwasgmoregcommongamonggwomengtreatedgbygphysician
sgandgmedicalgstudentsgcomparedgwithgwomengtreatedgbygmidwives.gBasedgonghisgobserv
ations,ghegimplementedgaghandgwashgpolicygthatgresultedgingadecreasegingmortality.
,Namegthegcharactergthatgwegaregtalkinggabout.
a. JohngSnow
b. EdwardgJenner
c. D.A.gHenderson
d. LeongGordis
e. IgnazgSemmelweis
ANS:gE
g
IgnazgSemmelweisgidentifiedgthatgmedicalgstudentsgandgphysiciansgtransmittedgthegdiseasegb
ygnotgwashinggtheirghandsgaftergexamininggbodiesgatgautopsiesgandgconductinggmultiplegexa
minationsgingthegclinic.
3. ThanksgtogthegcontributionsgofgEdwardgJenner,gthegfollowinggdiseasegwasgeradicatedglate
rgbygeffortsgorganizedgbygD.A.gHenderson:
a. Cholera
b. Smallpox
c. Chickenpox
d. Polio
e. Zika
,ANS:gB
Smallpoxgwasgeradicatedging1980.gEdwardgJennergvaccinatedgJamesgPhippsging1796gagain
stgsmallpox.gAlmostg200gyearsglater,gthegWorldgHealthgOrganizationg(WHO)gcommissione
d
D.A.gHendersongtogleadgthegeffortsgtogeradicategthegdisease.
4. Overgthegpastgcentury,gagmarkedgdeclinegingthegmortalitygratesgofgmanyginfectiousgdisease
sghasgbeengobserved.gWhichgofgthegfollowinggisgthegmostglikelygreasongforgthegobservedgdecl
inegingmortalitygratesgfromgcommonginfectiousgdiseases?
a. Developmentgofgpenicillin
b. Developmentgofginsulin
c. Developmentgofgvaccines
d. Improvementgingsocialgconditions
e. Worsegsanitationgandgunsafegwater
ANS:gD
g
Althoughgmedicalgtreatmentsgpotentiallyghelpedgingthegdecreasegofginfectiousgdiseases,gthe
gadvancementgingsocialgconditionsgplayedgagmajorgrole.gThesegimprovementsgincludegbette
rgsanitation,gsafegdisposalgofgwaste,gbettergnutrition,gandgimprovementginghousinggconditio
ns.
, Chapterg02:gThegDynamicsgofgDiseasegTransmission
Celentano:gGordisgEpidemiology,g6thgEditiongMULTIPL
EgCHOICE
1. Whichgtermgmostgaccuratelygdescribesgthegfollowinggdefinition?g“Thegoccurrencegingagco
mmunitygorgregiongofgcasesgofgangillness,gspecificghealth-relatedgbehavior,gorgotherghealth-
grelatedgeventsgclearlygingexcessgofgnormalgexpectancy.”g[PortagM,ged.gAgDictionarygof
Epidemiology.gNewgYork:gOxfordgUniversitygPress;g2014.]
a. Endemic
b. Epidemic
c. Pandemic
d. Attackgrate
e. Incubationgperiod
ANS:gB
g
Angepidemicgisgthegoccurrencegofghealth-
relatedgeventsgingagcommunitygorgregion,gingcleargexcessgofgnormalgexpectation.gEndemicgisg
notgtruegbecausegitgisgdefinedgasgthegconstantgoccurrencegofgagdisease,gdisorder,gorgnoxiousgi
nfectiousgagentgingaggeographicgareagor
populationggroup.gPandemicgisgnotgtruegbecausegitgisgdefinedgasgangepidemicgoccurringgoverg
NgR
agverygwidegarea,gcrossingginternationUalgIgbgS
GogB.C
u nNd a rTi e s , gandOusuallygaffectinggaglargegnumberg
of
people.gAttackgrategisgnotgtruegbecausegitgisgdefinedgasgnumbergofgpeoplegatgriskgingwhomgagc
ertaingillnessgdevelopsgovergtotalgnumbergofgpeoplegatgrisk.gIncubationgperiodgisgnotgtruegbec
ausegitgisgthegintervalgfromgreceiptgofginfectiongtogthegtimegofgonsetgofgclinicalgillnessg(thegon
setgofgrecognizablegsymptoms).
2. Whatgisgthegmostgaccurategdefinitiongofgthegincubationgperiodg(ofganginfectiousgdisease)?
a. Thegtimegofgonsetgofgclinicalgillnessgorgthegonsetgofgrecognizablegsymptoms
b. Thegintervalgfromgreceiptgofginfectiongtogthegtimegofgonsetgofgclinicalgillnessg(thegonsetg
ofgrecognizablegsymptoms)
c. Thegtimegofginvasiongbyganginfectiousgagent
d. Thegtimegbetweenginitiationgofginfectiongandgfirstgsheddinggorgexcretiongofgthegagent
e. Thegperiodgbetweengexposuregandgthegonsetgofginfectiousnes
sgANS:gB
Thegincubationgperiodgisgdefinedgasgthegintervalgfromgreceiptgofginfectiongtogthegtimegofgonse
tgofgclinicalgillnessg(thegonsetgofgrecognizablegsymptoms);gingothergwords,gthegtimegbetweeng
thegmomentgofgdevelopinggsymptomsgandgthegmomentgofginvasiongbyganginfectiousgagent.g“
Thegtimegofgonsetgofgclinicalgillnessgorgthegonsetgofgrecognizablegsymptoms”gisgnotgtruegasgit
gcorrespondsgtog“timegofgonset.”g“Thegtimegofginvasiongbyganginfectiousgagent”gisgnotgtruegas
gitgcorrespondsgtog“timegofginfection.”g“Thegtimegbetweenginitiationgofginfectiongandgfirstgsh
eddinggorgexcretiongofgthegagent”gandg“Thegperiodgbetweengexposuregandgthegonsetgofginfect
iousness”garegnotgtruegasgtheygcorrespondgtogtheglatentgperiod.g(Theglatentgperiodgis
