Introduction to Epidemiology
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What is the definition of epidemiology?

  • The study of the distribution and determinants of health-related states and events in specified populations (correct)
  • The study of mental health disorders
  • The study of the origins of diseases
  • The study of the treatment and management of diseases

    • What does the term 'distribution' refer to in epidemiology?

  • The factors that influence health
  • The application of epidemiology to public health
  • The observation of health-related states or events
  • The analysis of health-related states or events in terms of person, place, and time characteristics (correct)

    • What does 'determinants' refer to in epidemiology?

  • The provision of health services
  • The occurrence of health-related states among populations
  • Specific health outcomes such as diseases or disability
  • Factors that influence health (correct)

    • Which statement best describes the use of epidemiology in public health?

    <p>It is applied to the prevention and control of health problems</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does 'health-related states and events' refer to in epidemiology?

    <p>Specific health outcomes such as diseases or disability</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In epidemiology, what does 'specified populations' refer to?

    <p>The examination of the occurrence of health-related states among populations</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the main occupation of the 121 patients who resided closely to Minamata Bay?

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

    Which disease did the cowpox infection protect against according to the text?

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

    What is the main focus of public health surveillance data?

    <p>Characterizing illness and injury</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the goal of epidemiology according to the text?

    <p>Understanding disease cause and prevention strategies</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What has largely driven the continually evolving science of epidemiology according to the text?

    <p>Disease epidemics</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which disease was observed in patients residing closely to Minamata Bay?

    <p>Methyl mercury poisoning</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main application of vital statistics, case registries, records or survey data according to the text?

    <p>Characterizing illness and injury</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the observation related to patients' diet in Minamata Bay according to the text?

    <p>Mainly consisted of fish</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary focus of epidemiology?

    <p>To describe the health status of populations</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which branch of epidemiology aims to predict the occurrence of disease?

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

    What is the goal of epidemiology?

    <p>To control the distribution of disease</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does 'determinants' refer to in epidemiology?

    <p>Factors that influence health</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does 'distribution' refer to in epidemiology?

    <p>Analysis of health-related states or events in terms of person, place, and time characteristics</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who is considered the 'Father of Epidemiology'?

    <p>John Snow</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did the study of John Snow in 1854 illustrate?

    <p>The classical sequence from descriptive epidemiology to hypothesis generation to application</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who attributed diseases causality to supernatural forces in ancient Greece?

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

    What was John Graunt the first to employ in describing population vital statistics?

    <p>Quantitative methods</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the early causal explanation for epidemics in ancient Greece?

    <p>Miasmatic theory</p> Signup and view all the answers

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