Epidemiology and Public Health Quiz

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What is the main focus of epidemiology?

Exploring the psychological impact of diseases
Focusing on individual medical treatment
Studying the history of diseases within populations
Identifying how diseases occur within people and how to prevent/control them (correct)

What is the foundation of public health?

Epidemiology (correct)
Pharmacology
Clinical medicine
Pathology

What does epidemiology help understand?

Who has the disease and why and how it was brought to the individual/region/population (correct)
The cultural significance of diseases
The economic impact of diseases
The impact of diseases on wildlife

With what is epidemiology associated?

Infectious diseases and outbreaks (B) Signup and view all the answers

What is the main goal of public health?

Control and minimize diseases in populations (A) Signup and view all the answers

What does the term 'pathogen' refer to?

An infectious microorganism that causes disease (D) Signup and view all the answers

Who or what is considered the 'host' in the context of diseases?

The human or animal that can get the disease (C) Signup and view all the answers

What are examples of risk factors intrinsic to the host?

Genetics and characteristics passed down by family members (D) Signup and view all the answers

What does the term 'intrinsic environment' encompass?

Geology, climate, and biological factors (A) Signup and view all the answers

What does the term 'agent' represent in the context of diseases?

The infectious microorganism or pathogen causing disease (B) Signup and view all the answers

What does the term 'pathogen' refer to?

A virus, bacterium, parasite, or other microbe (B) Signup and view all the answers

What does 'intrinsic environment' encompass?

Genetic factors passed down by family members (A) Signup and view all the answers

Who or what does the term 'host' refer to?

The human or animal that can get the disease (B) Signup and view all the answers

What do 'risk factors' encompass?

Variety of factors intrinsic to the host that can influence exposure, susceptibility, or response to a causative agent (A) Signup and view all the answers