Epi Test 1

Question 1

Which is a characteristic of an epi curve with a propagated source:
A. All animals are exposed at once; not contagious
B. Exposure followed by waves of secondary and tertiary cases, contagious
C. Animals are exposed at different times

Answer 1

B

A: common source single point exposure– can determine the minimum, average and Max incubation time; same source of infection
C: common source w/ intermittent exposure; same source of infection; incubation period is not clearly shown; think of intervention

Question 2

What is the factor that helps determine the probability, distribution, or severity of a disease in an animal or population of animals
A. Pathogenicity
B. Risk
C. Determinant

Answer 2

C

Question 3

What is the latent period
A. Microbe is replicating but not symptomatic yet
B. Microbe is replicating but not yet enough for the host to become infectious

Answer 3

B

Question 4

True or False: During the latent period the microbe is replicated but not yet enough for the host to become infectious

Answer 4

True

Question 5

What are the four phases of disaster management

Answer 5

Mitigation
Preparedness
Response
Recovery

Question 6

When the hazard is high and outrage is also high
A. Pre-caution advocacy
B. Outrage management
C. Crisis management
D. Sweet spot

Answer 6

C
“We’ll get through this together
Helping appropriately upset people cope with serious risks

Question 7

When hazard is high and outrage is low
A. Pre-caution advocacy
B. Outrage management
C. Crisis management
D. Sweet spot

Answer 7

A
“Watch out”
Alerting insufficient lay upset people to serious risk

Question 8

When hazard is low and outrage is high
A. Pre-caution advocacy
B. Outrage management
C. Crisis management
D. Sweet spot

Answer 8

B
“Calm down”
Reassuring excessively upset people about small risks

Question 9

When hazard and outrage are both intermediate
A. Pre-caution advocacy
B. Outrage management
C. Crisis management
D. Sweet spot

Answer 9

D

Dialoging with interested people about a significant but not urgent risk

Question 10

Which of the following are the. components of surveillance
A. Passive, active, sentinel, targeted
B. Pre-crisis, initial, maintenance, resolution, evaluation
C. Detection, Response, Communication
D. International, national, state

Answer 10

C

Question 11

True or False: Passive surveillance is a representation of the population

Answer 11

False

Active surveillance is a representation of the population and is more expensive