Microbiology & Parasitology: Epidemiology Basics

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What is the primary focus of epidemiology?

Determining the cause of the disease

Describing the structural changes in the disease

Developing treatments for diseases

Analyzing the frequency, distribution, and determinants of diseases in human populations (correct)

What type of disease is defined as a communicable disease that is easily transmitted from one person to another?

Sporadic disease

Epidemic disease

Contagious disease (correct)

Zoonotic disease

What is the term for the study of the structural and functional manifestations of disease?

Etiology

Microbiology

Pathology (correct)

Epidemiology

What is the term for the number of people who died of a particular disease during a specified time period per a specified population?

Death rate Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the occurrence of new disease or mortality within a defined period of observation in a specified population?

Incidence Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the illnesses due to a specific disease or health condition?

Morbidity Signup and view all the answers

What is the formula for incidence rate?

(Number of new cases) / (Population size x Multiplier) Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for a disease that occurs only rarely and without regularity within the population of a particular geographic area?

Sporadic disease Signup and view all the answers

What is the unit of measurement for the incidence rate in the given example?

per 100,000 women per year Signup and view all the answers

What type of prevalence refers to the number of existing cases of a disease at a specific point in time?

Point prevalence Signup and view all the answers

What is the key difference between an endemic disease and an epidemic disease?

The duration of the disease outbreak Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the number of existing cases of a disease or health condition in a population at a specific time?

Prevalence Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for a disease that occurs in epidemic proportions in many countries simultaneously?

Pandemic disease Signup and view all the answers

What is the result of the prevalence calculation in the given example?

A proportion Signup and view all the answers

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