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What is the goal of 'Shoe leather epidemiology'?
What is the goal of 'Shoe leather epidemiology'?
- To conduct comparative tables and statistical analysis
- To evaluate the outcomes of an outbreak
- To identify the extent of an outbreak and its cause (correct)
- To develop health care policy
What is the function of 'Analytic Studies' in epidemiology?
What is the function of 'Analytic Studies' in epidemiology?
- To count cases and describe them by time, place, and person
- To understand the extent of an outbreak
- To evaluate the relevance of a hypothesis (correct)
- To identify the cause of an outbreak
What are the components of a case definition?
What are the components of a case definition?
- Vaccination history, family size, travel habits
- Laboratory tests, social status, travel history
- Signs, symptoms, laboratory results (correct)
- Gender, occupation, age
What is the advantage of a 'Sensitive Case Definition'?
What is the advantage of a 'Sensitive Case Definition'?
How is a 'Confirmed Case' defined in epidemiology?
How is a 'Confirmed Case' defined in epidemiology?
What is the main factor that determines a host's susceptibility to a disease?
What is the main factor that determines a host's susceptibility to a disease?
Which of the following is NOT a typical portal of entry for a pathogen to infect a host?
Which of the following is NOT a typical portal of entry for a pathogen to infect a host?
What is the main purpose of epidemiological interventions according to the text?
What is the main purpose of epidemiological interventions according to the text?
What is the term used to describe the sudden increase in disease cases in a limited geographic location?
What is the term used to describe the sudden increase in disease cases in a limited geographic location?
Which of the following is NOT a mode of disease transmission described in the text?
Which of the following is NOT a mode of disease transmission described in the text?
What is the correct statement about the median?
What is the correct statement about the median?
How is the mode affected by outliers in a dataset?
How is the mode affected by outliers in a dataset?
What is the primary difference between the median and the arithmetic mean?
What is the primary difference between the median and the arithmetic mean?
What is true about calculating the midpoint?
What is true about calculating the midpoint?
Why is control and prevention considered the most important reason for investigating an outbreak?
Why is control and prevention considered the most important reason for investigating an outbreak?
What is the key feature that distinguishes analytic epidemiology from other forms of epidemiology?
What is the key feature that distinguishes analytic epidemiology from other forms of epidemiology?
In Rothman's Pie model of disease causation, what is the term used to describe the individual factors that contribute to a disease?
In Rothman's Pie model of disease causation, what is the term used to describe the individual factors that contribute to a disease?
Which of the following is not a type of reservoir for an infectious agent in the chain of infection?
Which of the following is not a type of reservoir for an infectious agent in the chain of infection?
In a case-control study, what is the purpose of the control group?
In a case-control study, what is the purpose of the control group?
What is the purpose of evaluating the hypothesis in epidemiological studies?
What is the purpose of evaluating the hypothesis in epidemiological studies?
What is the purpose of calculating the attack rate in a retrospective cohort study?
What is the purpose of calculating the attack rate in a retrospective cohort study?
What is the purpose of calculating the risk ratio or odds ratio in an analytical epidemiological study?
What is the purpose of calculating the risk ratio or odds ratio in an analytical epidemiological study?
What is the purpose of the chi-squared test in epidemiological studies?
What is the purpose of the chi-squared test in epidemiological studies?
What is the purpose of the confidence interval in epidemiological studies?
What is the purpose of the confidence interval in epidemiological studies?
Which of the following is NOT a type of common source outbreak?
Which of the following is NOT a type of common source outbreak?
In a frequency distribution, what does a negative skew indicate?
In a frequency distribution, what does a negative skew indicate?
Which of the following is an example of a ratio variable?
Which of the following is an example of a ratio variable?
In a case-control study, which group is identified first?
In a case-control study, which group is identified first?
What is the primary difference between a cohort study and a cross-sectional study?
What is the primary difference between a cohort study and a cross-sectional study?
Which of the following is NOT one of the core epidemiologic functions?
Which of the following is NOT one of the core epidemiologic functions?
What was the primary contribution of John Graunt's work in the 17th century?
What was the primary contribution of John Graunt's work in the 17th century?
Which of the following statements about epidemiology in the 19th and 20th centuries is NOT true?
Which of the following statements about epidemiology in the 19th and 20th centuries is NOT true?
What was the primary contribution of John Snow's work in 1854?
What was the primary contribution of John Snow's work in 1854?
What is the goal of public health surveillance?
What is the goal of public health surveillance?
What was the primary goal of the control measures implemented in the E. coli outbreak at the county fair?
What was the primary goal of the control measures implemented in the E. coli outbreak at the county fair?
Which of the following best describes the role of surveillance after the control and prevention measures were implemented in the E. coli outbreak?
Which of the following best describes the role of surveillance after the control and prevention measures were implemented in the E. coli outbreak?
What is the purpose of a written report after an epidemiological investigation?
What is the purpose of a written report after an epidemiological investigation?
What is the difference between a ratio and a proportion in epidemiology?
What is the difference between a ratio and a proportion in epidemiology?
Which of the following is a measure of the severity of an illness?
Which of the following is a measure of the severity of an illness?