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What is the focus of epidemiology?
What is the focus of epidemiology?
- The study of host response to infections
- The study of infectious diseases (correct)
- The study of individual health conditions
- The study of disease prevention
What is the key factor in the occurrence of infection?
What is the key factor in the occurrence of infection?
- Virulence of the infecting microbe
- Host response to the agent
- Exposure (correct)
- Dosage of the infecting microbe
What represents one of the possible consequences of infection?
What represents one of the possible consequences of infection?
- Pathogenesis
- Exposure
- Disease (correct)
- Virulence
Where do the sources of infection mostly lie?
Where do the sources of infection mostly lie?
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What does epidemiology study in relation to infectious diseases?
What does epidemiology study in relation to infectious diseases?
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Epidemiology and Infection
- The focus of epidemiology is on the distribution and determinants of health-related events, diseases, or health-related characteristics among populations.
- The key factor in the occurrence of infection is the interaction between the host, agent, and environment.
- Disease represents one of the possible consequences of infection.
- The sources of infection mostly lie in the environment, vectors, and carriers.
- Epidemiology studies the distribution, frequency, and determinants of infectious diseases, as well as their spread and control.
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