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What can help define the effectiveness of surveillance systems?
What can help define the effectiveness of surveillance systems?
- Laboratory technicians
- Non-compliant hospitals
- Public opinion
- Target diseases (correct)
Who are the main reporters in clinic- and hospital-based surveillance?
Who are the main reporters in clinic- and hospital-based surveillance?
- Laboratory assistants
- Nurses
- Physicians (correct)
- Hospital administrators
What is special surveillance managed by a specially appointed committee?
What is special surveillance managed by a specially appointed committee?
- Passive surveillance
- Active surveillance
- Nosocomial infection surveillance (correct)
- Pandemic surveillance
What is the purpose of zero reporting in surveillance systems?
What is the purpose of zero reporting in surveillance systems?
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Why is laboratory collaboration necessary in surveillance systems?
Why is laboratory collaboration necessary in surveillance systems?
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What is the main focus of epidemiology?
What is the main focus of epidemiology?
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Which term describes the group of individuals susceptible to a specific health event?
Which term describes the group of individuals susceptible to a specific health event?
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What does mortality measure in epidemiological terms?
What does mortality measure in epidemiological terms?
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Which term represents the proportion of an at-risk population that contracts a disease?
Which term represents the proportion of an at-risk population that contracts a disease?
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What is the difference between the latent period and the incubation period as stated in the text?
What is the difference between the latent period and the incubation period as stated in the text?
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