TEST BANK For Gordis Epidemiology, 7th Edition By David D Celentano; Moyses Szklo, Verified Chapters 1 - 20, Complete Newest EDITION 2025

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,TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Chapterj1jIntroduction
Chapterj2jThejDynamicsjofjDiseasejTransmission
Chapterj3jThejOccurrencejofjDisease
Chapterj4jThejOccurrencejofjDisease
Chapterj5jAssessingjthejValidityjandjReliabilityjofjDiagnosticjandjScreeningjTests
Chapterj6jThejNaturaljHistoryjofjDisease
Chapterj7jObservationaljStudies
Chapterj8jCohortjStudies
Chapterj9jComparingjCohortjandjCase-ControljStudies
Chapterj10jAssessingjPreventivejandjTherapeuticjMeasures
Chapterj11jRandomizedjTrials
Chapterj12jEstimatingjRisk
Chapterj13jMorejonjRisk
Chapterj14jFromjAssociationjtojCausation
Chapterj15jMorejonjCausaljInference
Chapterj16jIdentifyingjthejRolesjofjGeneticjandjEnvironmentaljFactorsjinjDiseasejCausation
Chapterj17jUsingjEpidemiologyjtojEvaluatejHealthjServices
Chapterj18jEpidemiologicjApproachjtojEvaluatingjScreeningjPrograms
Chapterj19jEpidemiologyjandjPublicjPolicy
Chapterj20jEthicaljandjProfessionaljIssuesjinjEpidemiology

,Chapterj01:jIntroduction
Celentano:jGordisjEpidemiology,j7thjEditionjTestjBank

MULTIPLEjCHOICE

1. Whichjofjthejfollowingjisjanjexamplejofjtertiaryjprevention?

a. Vaccinationjforjrotavirusjforjchildrenj youngerjthanjthejagejofj1j year
b. Surgicaljamputationjofjanjextremityjwithjosteosarcomaj(bonejcancer)
c. Screeningjforjgestationaljdiabetesjafterj24jweeksjofjpregnancy
d. Sexualjeducationjprogramjinjelementaryjschools
e. Increasingjtaxesjforjbuyingjcigarettes

ANSWER:jB

Surgicaljamputationjofjanjextremityjwithjosteosarcomaj(bonejcancer)jisjanjexamplejinjwhichjwhe
njajdiseasejisjpresentjthejtreatmentj(amputation)jisjdonejtojreducejthejimpactjofjdiseasej byjpreventi
ngjthejtumorjfromjdissemination.jVaccinationjforjrotavirusjforjchildrenjyoungerjthanjthejagejofj1jy
ear,jsexualjeducationjprogramjinjelementaryjschools,jandjincreasingjtaxesjforjbuyingjcigarettesjre
presentjexamplesjofjprimaryjprevention.jScreeningjforjgestationaljdiabetesjafterj24jweeksjofjpreg
nancyjisjanjexamplejofjsecondaryjprevention.

2. Thisjhistoricjcharacterjobservedjthatjchildbedjfeverjmortalityjmorejcommonjamongjwomenjtreated
jbyjphysiciansjandjmedicaljstudentsjcompared jwithjwomenjtreatedjbyjmidwives.jBasedjonjhisjobser

vations,jhejimplementedjajhandjwashjpolicyjthatjresultedjinjadecreasejinjmortality.jNamejthejcharac
terjthatjwejarejtalkingjabout.

a. JohnjSnow
b. EdwardjJenner
c. D.A.jHenderson
d. LeonjGordis
e. IgnazjSemmelweis

ANSWER:jE

IgnazjSemmelweisjidentifiedjthatjmedicaljstudentsjandjphysiciansjtransmittedjthejdiseasejbyjnotj
washingjtheirjhandsjafterjexaminingjbodiesjatjautopsiesjandjconductingjmultiplejexaminationsjinj
thejclinic.

3. ThanksjtojthejcontributionsjofjEdwardjJenner,jthejfollowingjdiseasejwasjeradicatedjlaterjbyje
ffortsjorganizedjbyjD.A.jHenderson:

a. Cholera
b. Smallpox
c. Chickenpox
d. Polio
e. Zika




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, ANSWER:jB

Smallpoxjwasjeradicatedjinj1980.jEdwardjJennerjvaccinatedjJamesjPhippsjinj1796jagainstjsmallp
ox.jAlmostj200jyearsjlater,jthejWorldjHealthjOrganizationj(WHO)jcommissioned
D.A.jHendersonjtojleadjthejeffortsjtojeradicatejthejdisease.

4. Overjthejpastjcentury,jajmarkedjdeclinejinjthejmortalityjratesjofjmanyjinfectiousjdiseasesjhasjb
eenjobserved.jWhichjofjthejfollowingjisjthejmostjlikelyjreasonjforjthejobservedjdeclinejinjmortali
tyjratesjfromjcommonjinfectiousjdiseases?

a. Developmentjofjpenicillin
b. Developmentjofjinsulin
c. Developmentjofjvaccines
d. Improvementjinjsocialjconditions
e. Worsejsanitationjandjunsafejwater

ANSWER:jD

Althoughjmedicaljtreatmentsjpotentiallyjhelpedjinjthejdecreasejofjinfectiousjdiseases,jthejadva
ncementjinjsocialjconditionsjplayedjajmajorjrole.jThesejimprovementsjincludejbetterjsanitatio
n,jsafejdisposaljofjwaste,jbetterjnutrition,jandjimprovementjinjhousingjconditions.




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