Basic Concepts of Epidemiology 004: Disease Cases
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What is the primary case in epidemiology?

  • The person who has been in contact with the index case
  • The person responsible for the laboratory detection of the disease
  • The first person identified as having the disease in a study (correct)
  • The main cause of the disease outbreak

    • Who is the index case in epidemiology?

  • The person who introduces the disease to the population
  • The person responsible for defining the clinical aspects of the disease
  • The first person brought to the attention of the epidemiologist (correct)
  • The person diagnosed with the disease last in a study

    • What is a secondary case according to the text?

  • A person who had no contact with the primary case but still got infected
  • An individual who got the disease from contact with the primary case (correct)
  • Someone who provides biochemical definitions of diseases
  • A person who is the last to be diagnosed with the disease

    • What do the criteria of identification in epidemiology include?

    <p>Laboratory detection of agents (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In epidemiology, what represents the index case according to the text?

    <p>The first disease case brought to the epidemiologist's attention (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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