Epidemiology Health & Disease Learning Objectives
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What is the primary focus in the Stage of Susceptibility?

  • Identifying risk factors for chronic diseases (correct)
  • Identifying the disease process
  • Treating acute symptoms of a disease
  • Diagnosing a disease at an early stage

    • What is an example of a modifiable risk factor mentioned in the text?

  • Immune suppression
  • Genetic predisposition
  • Chronic alcoholism (correct)
  • Atherosclerotic changes

    • In the Stage of Presymptomatic Disease, what is true about the disease process?

  • Pathogenic changes have started to occur, but are below the level of clinical detection (correct)
  • The disease can be diagnosed with certainty
  • The disease is already manifesting symptoms
  • The disease process has not started yet

    • What is an example of a disease process that may occur in the Stage of Presymptomatic Disease?

    <p>Atherosclerotic changes in coronary vessels</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a key characteristic of the risk factors in the Stage of Susceptibility?

    <p>Not all individuals with the risk factor will develop the disease</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the definition of health according to the WHO?

    <p>Complete physical, mental, and social well-being</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which stage of disease includes the presence of basic human needs being met and peaceful coexistence in communities?

    <p>Stage of Recovery/Disability/Death</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the purpose of identifying common source, propagated, and mixed epidemics?

    <p>To classify different patterns of disease transmission</p> Signup and view all the answers

    At which stage of disease does the course remain unaffected by treatment?

    <p>Stage of Susceptibility</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What favors the development of disease early in life before clinical symptoms appear?

    <p>Pathologic changes before the appearance of clinical disease</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In the natural history of Coronavirus disease 2019, what immediately follows the Stage of Susceptibility?

    <p>Stage of Presymptomatic Disease</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the purpose of subdividing the stage of clinical disease?

    <p>For better management of cases and for epidemiologic study</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which is usually used for the therapeutic classification of cancer?

    <p>Stage of clinical disease</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main purpose of classifying diseases into homogenous subgroups?

    <p>For reducing variability and evaluation of therapeutic agents</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In the context of disease classification, what does 'localized' typically indicate?

    <p>Better survival rate</p> Signup and view all the answers

    For which purpose is the stage of recovery, disability, or death important according to the text?

    <p>Clinical management of patients</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main outcome of some diseases that usually resolve completely?

    <p>Complete resolution without lasting effects</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a key aspect of disability, according to community surveys?

    <p>A limitation of a person's activities</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How are epidemics classified?

    <p>By how they spread through a population</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a characteristic of a point source epidemic?

    <p>Persons exposed in one place at one time</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is an example of a common source epidemic?

    <p>Contaminated water supply</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a characteristic of an intermittent epidemic?

    <p>Persons exposed to the disease intermittently</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the classification of an epidemic that combines elements of common source and propagated epidemics?

    <p>Mixed epidemic</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which type of epidemic spreads from person to person in an exponential growth pattern?

    <p>Propagated epidemic</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What characterizes a continuous epidemic?

    <p>Exposed to a single common source over multiple incubation periods</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which type of transmission is common for vehicleborne or fomiteborne diseases?

    <p>Indirect transmission</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In a mixed epidemic, what typically follows a common source epidemic?

    <p>Propagated outbreak</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What makes it difficult to determine which infection came first in a mixed epidemic?

    <p>Propagated outbreak</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which type of disease transmission is characteristic of malaria and dengue?

    <p>Vectorborne</p> Signup and view all the answers

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