Question 1

John Graunt is known as the Columbus of biostatistics.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Environmental and occupational health problems are a specialization of epidemiology.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

E. coli O157:H7 is not considered a threat to the food supply of the United States.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

The study of diseases linked to harmful physical energy, such as ionizing radiation, would be outside the scope of epidemiology.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

The Epidemic Intelligence Service (EIS)  is responsible for:

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A)   tracking down disease outbreaks in the United States and foreign countries.
B)   collecting routine epidemiologic data for local health departments.
C)   printing epidemiologic reports for members of the community.
D)   reporting suspicious bioterrorism agents to governmental agencies.E) B) and C)
F) C) and D)

Question 6

Public health practice is oriented toward disease prevention and continuing health improvement.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Molecular epidemiology applies the techniques of molecular biology to epidemiologic studies.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

The Framingham Heart Study, begun in 1948, pioneered research into coronary heart disease risk factors.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Koch published Die Aetiologie der Tuberkulose in 1882, a breakthrough that led to improved classification of disease by specific causal organisms.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Which of the following activities characterizes a clinical approach (as opposed to an epidemiologic approach) ?

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A)   Description of specific signs and symptoms in a patient
B)   Description of seasonal trends in disease occurrence
C)   Examination of disease occurrence among population groups
D)   Demonstration of geographic variations in disease frequencyE) None of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 11

Which of the following is not usually an aim of epidemiology?

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A)   To describe the health status of the population
B)   To fund new public health programs
C)   To explain the etiology of disease
D)   To predict the occurrence of disease
E)   To control the distribution of diseaseF) B) and C)
G) B) and D)

Question 12

Socrates popularized the notion that the environment is associated with human disease.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Cyclic variations in the occurrence of pneumonia and influenza mortality may reflect:

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A)   seasonal variations in cases of influenza.
B)   the fact that influenza is a disappearing disorder.
C)   long-term changes in mortality trends.
D)   seasonal variations in cases of influenza and the fact that influenza is a disappearing disorder.E) B) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 14

One of William Farr's contributions to public health and epidemiology included the development of a more sophisticated system for codifying medical conditions.

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A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 15

The epidemiologic and clinical descriptions of a disease are different.

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A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 16

Trace the history of epidemiology from approximately 400 BC to the late 1800s. Identify at least three major historical developments and three major historical figures and their contributions to the field of epidemiology.

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Question 17

John Snow, in Snow on Cholera:

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A)   was the father of modern biostatistics.
B)   established postulates for transmission of infectious disease.
C)   was an early epidemiologist who used natural experiments.
D)   argued that the environment was associated with diseases such as malaria.E) None of the above
F) A) and D)

Question 18

The 1918 influenza pandemic is also known as "the Mother of All Pandemics."

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A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 19

In the Yearly Mortality Bill for 1632, consumption referred to:

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A)   dysentery.
B)   tuberculosis.
C)   smallpox.
D)   edema.E) A) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 20

In current thinking, the term epidemic is used only to describe outbreaks of infectious disease.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 1: History and Scope of Epidemiology

John Graunt is known as the Columbus of biostatistics.

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Environmental and occupational health problems are a specialization of epidemiology.

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E. coli O157:H7 is not considered a threat to the food supply of the United States.

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The study of diseases linked to harmful physical energy, such as ionizing radiation, would be outside the scope of epidemiology.

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The Epidemic Intelligence Service (EIS) is responsible for:

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Public health practice is oriented toward disease prevention and continuing health improvement.

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Molecular epidemiology applies the techniques of molecular biology to epidemiologic studies.

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The Framingham Heart Study, begun in 1948, pioneered research into coronary heart disease risk factors.

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Koch published Die Aetiologie der Tuberkulose in 1882, a breakthrough that led to improved classification of disease by specific causal organisms.

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Which of the following activities characterizes a clinical approach (as opposed to an epidemiologic approach) ?

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Which of the following is not usually an aim of epidemiology?

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Socrates popularized the notion that the environment is associated with human disease.

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Cyclic variations in the occurrence of pneumonia and influenza mortality may reflect:

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One of William Farr's contributions to public health and epidemiology included the development of a more sophisticated system for codifying medical conditions.

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The epidemiologic and clinical descriptions of a disease are different.

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Trace the history of epidemiology from approximately 400 BC to the late 1800s. Identify at least three major historical developments and three major historical figures and their contributions to the field of epidemiology.

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John Snow, in Snow on Cholera:

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The 1918 influenza pandemic is also known as "the Mother of All Pandemics."

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In the Yearly Mortality Bill for 1632, consumption referred to:

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In current thinking, the term epidemic is used only to describe outbreaks of infectious disease.

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