Epidemiology and Patterns of Disease

Question 1

The study of disease occurence in human population

Answer 1

Epidemiology

Question 2

Difference between biomedical researchers and epidemiologist.

Answer 2

Biomedical researchers: how disease happen

Epidemiologist: When disease happens

Question 3

What do epidemiology findings help determine?

Answer 3

1. How disease is spread
2. How to control
3. How to prevent it
4. How to eliminate it

Question 4

Epidemiology findings serve as a basis for…

Answer 4

1. Clinical decision making
2. Allocation of health care dollars
3. Development of health policies related to public health issue

Question 5

What are Prevalence and Incidence?

Answer 5

Measures of disease frequency/disease occurrence

Question 6

Reflect # of new cases arising in a population at risk within a stated time period

Answer 6

Incidence

Question 7

Refers # of new and old or existing cases within a specific population and time period

Answer 7

Prevalence

Question 8

When do Epidemics occur?

Answer 8

When there are higher than expected # of cases within a given area

Question 9

When do Pandemics happen?

Answer 9

Higher number of cases in many regions of the globe

Question 10

Infections that can spread from one person to another

Answer 10

Communicable diseases

Question 11

Refers to progression and projected outcome of the disease without medical intervention

Answer 11

Natural History

Question 12

Studying Natural History can be used for..

Answer 12

1. Determine disease outcome
2. Establish priorities for health care services
3. Determine effects of screening/early detection
4. Compare results of new treatments
5. To study prognosis

Question 13

Why would someone do an autopsy or post-mortem examination?

Answer 13

To find the exact cause of death and the effectiveness of the treatment.