An example of an attack rate is the a. Number of cases of cancer recorded at a medical center b. Number of people who died of cholera in India in a given year c. Number of beef cattle inoculated against mad-cow disease on a farm d. Proportion of people becoming ill after eating at a […]
Date: October 9th, 2020
The interaction between an agent, a host, and the environment is called a. Natural history of disease b. Risk c. Web of causality d. The epidemiologic triangle ESSAYBID ANSWER ANS: D
Date: October 9th, 2020
Which is an example of an agent in the epidemiologic triangle? a. Human population distribution b. Salmonella c. Genetic susceptibility d. Climate ESSAYBID ANSWER ANS: B
Date: October 9th, 2020
Screening for hearing defects is an example of a. Primary prevention b. Secondary prevention c. Tertiary prevention d. Health promotion ESSAYBID ANSWER ANS: B
Date: October 9th, 2020
When studying chronic disease, the multifactorial etiology of illness is considered. What does this imply? a. Genetics and molecular structure of disease is paramount. b. Single organisms that cause a disease, such as cholera, must be studied in more detail. c. Focus should be on the factors or combinations and levels of factors contributing to […]
Date: October 9th, 2020
Immunization for measles is an example of a. Primary prevention b. Secondary prevention c. Tertiary prevention d. Health promotion ESSAYBID ANSWER ANS: A
Date: October 9th, 2020
To understand the causes of health and disease, epidemiology studies a. Individuals b. Families c. Groups d. Populations ESSAYBID ANSWER ANS: D
Date: October 9th, 2020
When a nurse examines birth and death certificates during an epidemiologic investigation, what data category is being used? a. Routinely collected data b. Data collected for other purposes but useful for epidemiologic research c. Original data collected for specific epidemiologic studies d. Surveillance data ESSAYBID ANSWER ANS: A
Date: October 9th, 2020
Public health professionals refer to three levels of prevention as tied to specific stages in the a. Epidemiologic triangle b. Web of causation c. Natural history of disease d. Surveillance process ESSAYBID ANSWER ANS: C
Date: October 9th, 2020
Which is an example of an epidemic? a. “Bird” flu in China b. Adult obesity in the United States c. An isolated case of smallpox in Africa d. The nursing shortage in the United States ESSAYBID ANSWER ANS: B
Date: October 9th, 2020
