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?

    <p>Death rate</p> 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?

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

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

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

    What is the formula for incidence rate?

    <p>(Number of new cases) / (Population size x Multiplier)</p> 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?

    <p>Sporadic disease</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>per 100,000 women per year</p> 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?

    <p>Point prevalence</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>The duration of the disease outbreak</p> 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?

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

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

    <p>Pandemic disease</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>A proportion</p> Signup and view all the answers

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