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What does epidemiology primarily deal with?
What does epidemiology primarily deal with?
- Vaccination programs
- Treatment of diseases
- Frequency, distribution, and determinants of health-related events (correct)
- Surgical procedures
Which term refers to the number of health events occurring in a population relative to its size?
Which term refers to the number of health events occurring in a population relative to its size?
- Frequency (correct)
- Epidemic
- Determinants
- Distribution
What do epidemiologists study in relation to infectious diseases?
What do epidemiologists study in relation to infectious diseases?
- How many people are affected by each disease
- How pathogens are transmitted (correct)
- The cost of treatment for each patient
- The color of the pathogens causing the infection
What is one of the key roles of epidemiologists?
What is one of the key roles of epidemiologists?
Which term refers to the occurrence of health events by time, place, and people?
Which term refers to the occurrence of health events by time, place, and people?
What influences the occurrence of diseases according to epidemiologists?
What influences the occurrence of diseases according to epidemiologists?
Which of the following best describes a contagious disease?
Which of the following best describes a contagious disease?
What term is used to describe infectious diseases that humans acquire from animal sources?
What term is used to describe infectious diseases that humans acquire from animal sources?
Which of the following measures the number of new cases of a disease in a population over a specific period of time?
Which of the following measures the number of new cases of a disease in a population over a specific period of time?
What term is used to describe diseases that are always present in a specific area within a country?
What term is used to describe diseases that are always present in a specific area within a country?
Which of the following measures the ratio of the number of people who died from a particular disease during a specified period per a specified population?
Which of the following measures the ratio of the number of people who died from a particular disease during a specified period per a specified population?
What term is used to describe a disease that is occurring in epidemic proportions in many countries simultaneously, sometimes worldwide?
What term is used to describe a disease that is occurring in epidemic proportions in many countries simultaneously, sometimes worldwide?
