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1
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Mark incorrect formula2on
a. The e+ologic agent of arthropod-borne diseases is localized in the blood of bloodsucking arthropods
b. The e+ologic agent of arthropod-borne disease is localized in the blood of source of infec+on
c. Epidemiological features of arthropod-borne diseases include endemicity, seasonal varia+on of incidence, social
influence and influence clima+c condi+on
d. Epidemiological measures of arthropod-borne infec+ons must be oriented first of all on the interrup+on of
transmission by effec+ve vector control

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A

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Mark correct:
A. Cryptosporidiosis is protozoan disease
B. Toxocarosis is protozoan diseases
c. Ascariasis is protozoan diseases
d. Enterobiosis is protozoan diseases

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A

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Endemicity is typical for:
a. Intestinal infec+ons
b. Airborne infec+ons
c. Arthropod-borne infec+ons
d. Infec+ons of the skin and external mucosae

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C

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New cases in the population in the given period of time describe:
a. Incidence
b. Prevalence
c. Morbidity
d. Mortality

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A

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5
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Potassium permanganate commonly used as an antiseptic belongs to:
a. Alkaline and acids
b. Oxidizing agents
c. Surfactants
d. Cyclic compounds

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B

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6
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Which of these is not physical method of steriliza2on:
a. Moist heat
b. Ionizing radiation
c. Polarization
d. Dry heat

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C

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Among basic forms of sources of infection don’t belong:
a. A sick person
b. A carrier of pathogenic microorganisms
c. Pathogenic microorganism
d. An infected animal

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C

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Factors that bring about a change in person’s health (cause healthy individual become sick or cause a sick to
recover) refers to:
a. Disease determinants
b. Disease distribu+on
c. Disease defini+on
d. Epidemiological research

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A

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Mortality is:
a. Number of sick persons to some disease calculated per 100,000 of the population
B.Morbidity in the selected popula+on groups
C.Proportion of persons who died from a disease of all those who contracted the disease
D. Number of deaths at a given time period per 100,000 of the popula+on

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D

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Which of these is not etiological agent of sexual transmihed diseases?
a. Haemophilus docrey
b. Treponema pallidum
c. Pediculus corporis
d. Herpes virus type I, II

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C

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11
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Mark the incorrect formulation:
A.Sources of infec+on in zoonoses can be domes+c animals.
B.Sources of infec+on in zoonoses can be vectors.
C.Sources of infec+on in zoonoses can be pathogenic microorganisms.
D.Zoonoses have not tendency to epidemic spread.

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D

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12
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Tick-borne encephalitis is transmihed:
a. By +ck ixodes ricinus only
b. By +ck ixodes ricinus, alterna+vely by contaminated milk and milk products
c. Exclusively by drinking raw milk of infected cows, goats and sheep

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B

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13
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E2ologic agent of urogenital chlamydiosis is:
a. Chlamydia psiJaci
b. Chlamydia pecorum
c. Chlamydia trachoma+s
d. Chlamydia genitalis

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C

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14
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Protec2on ader using of homologous globulins is approximately for:
a. 6 - 8 months
b. 6 - 8 weeks
c. 2 - 3weeks
d. 1 - 3 years

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B

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  1. Mark correct formula2on:
    a. Diphtheria is infec+on of the skin and external mucosae
    b. The carriership can be definitely confirmed by laboratory findings
    c. Analy+c epidemiology deals with the distribu+on of diseases in popula+on
    d. Preven+ve measures of intes+nal infec+ons include effec+ve vector control
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B

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16
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Mark the incorrect formula2on:
a. The source of infec+on of meningococcal meningi+s is sick person or healthy carrier
b. Varicella airborne infec+on
c. Enterobiosis is zoonosis
d. The sources of infec+on of Lyme borreliosis are small mammals

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C

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17
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Rubella is:
a. …
b. Airborne infec+on
c. Arthropode … infec+on
d. Infec+on of the skin and external mucoase

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B

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18
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E2ologic agent of Lyme borreliosis is:
a. Ixodes ricirius
b. Pediculus corporis
c. Borrelia borelliae
d. Borrelia burgdorfrei

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D

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19
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Anthropozoonoses are:
a. Diseases in animals that can be transmiJed to man
b. Diseases in humans that can be transmiJed to animals
c. Diseases transmiJed only in human popula+on
d. Diseases transmiJed only in animals

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A

20
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Zoonoses are:
a. Diseases which are transmiJed by animals or food as vehicles of human pathogens
b. Diseases which are naturally transmiJed between invertebrate animals and man
c. Diseases which are naturally transmiJed between vertebrate animals and man
d. Diseases which are transmiJed only from human to human via an arthropod

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C

21
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in group of infec2ons in which the e2ologic agent penetra2ng from the respiratory organs to other 2ssues and
organs Do Not belong:
a. Pertussis
b. Mumps
c. Mononucleosis
d. Meningococcal meningi+s

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A

22
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Epidemiologic features of intes2nal diseases include:
a. High frequency of infec+on, periodically, high incidence in childhood, seasonal varia+on
b. Rela+vely high incidence rate, explosive epidemics, age distribu+on, seasonal distribu+on
c. Endemicity, seasonal varia+on, social influence, influence of climatic conditions
d. Social condition, sanitary condi+ons, cultural level of population

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B

23
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In poliomyeli2s:
a. The e+ologic agent is excreted from the infected person to the environment by the stool, or during bacteremia is
possible excretion also by the urine.
b. The etiologic agent is excreted from the infected person predominantly by stool, but for a short period of +me also
by nasopharyngeal secrete
c. The e+ologic agent is excreted from the infected person only by the feces.
d. The e+ologic agent is excreted from the infected person only by contaminated droplets

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B

24
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Which from these intes2nal pathogens has animal source of infection

b. Shigella
c. Hepatitis A virus
d. Hepatits E virus

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D

25
Q

The form of infection with rapid clinical deterioration , commonly associated with massive excre2on of
pathogens is:
a. Abortive
b. Fulminant
C. Chronic
d. Latent

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B

26
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Continuity of the epidemic process means:
a. That the occurrence of each infec+on indicates the presence of a source of infec+on, from which the pa+ent
became infected.
b. Surveillance, supervision of the health status of the popula+on
c. Sporadic occurrence of a certain disease
d. Epidemic occurrence of a certain disease

A

A

27
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Bias is:
a. An error commiJed by the inves+gator during the design or conduct of a study that leads to a false
associa+on between an exposure and disease.
b. The mixing of affects between the exposure the disease, and a third variable (mediator or moderate
distorts the rela+onship between an exposure and disease.
c. The probability that the observed result is due to “chance” and uncontrollable force that seems to have a
assignable cause.
d. Propor+on of persons who died from a disease of all those who contracted the disease.

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A

28
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Simple type of epidemic process is characteris2c for:
a. Diseases with high degree of contagiosity, and where the sources of infec+on are ill persons only
b. Diseases where the sources of infec+on are ill persons and healthy carriers
c. Diseases with long-las+ng contagiosity of the pa+ent or the carrier
d. Zoono+c diseases

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A

29
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Among basic characteristics of epidemic process belong:
a. Presence of a source of infec+on, possibility of the transmission, suscep+bility of the popula+on to the infec+on
b. Con+nuity, structure, intensity
c. Source of infec+on, e+ologic agent, vector
d. Sick person, carrier of pathogenic microorganisms, infected animals

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B

30
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Active pre-exsposure vaccination is including in:
a. Primary preven+on
b. Secondary preven+on
c. Ter+ary preven+on
d. Quarterly preven+on

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A

31
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Ac2ve immuniza2on is:
a. Direct introduc+on of an+bodies into the body
b. A specific prophylaxis by heterologous globulins
c. A specific prophylaxis by homologous globulins
d. Introduc+on of microorganisms or an+genic components into the body

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D

32
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Mark correct formula2on:
a. Moist heat is used to sterilize metal instruments that would corrode if exposed to steam.
b. Moist heat is less effec+ve than dry heat
c. Temperature required for dry heat steriliza+on are 160 C and over, generally up to 220 C
d. Moist heat is steriliza+on by the chemicals

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C

33
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Contaminated medical equipment is:
a. Source of infec+on
b. E+ologic agent
c. Factor of transmission
d. Vector

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C

34
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a. b. c. Ill pa+ents, health care personal, visitors, infected animals, pa+ent by himself
Ill pa+ents, health care personal, visitors, persons working in hospital, pa+ent by himself
Sources of infec+on, e+ologic agent, sensi+ve individuals, way of transmission, environment.
d. Con+nuity, structure, intensity

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C

35
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Specific nosocomial infec2ons are:

a. b. c. Infec+ons that commonly occur outside of healthcare facility
Infec+ons in which their incidence reflects the epidemiological situa+on in the region
Infec+ons which arise in rela+on to diagnos+c and therapeu+c procedures directly in the healthcare
facility
d. Infec+ons occurring usually during outbreaks

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C

36
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Nosocomial infec2ons are not:
a. Infec+ons acquired during hospital care or during the stay of pa+ent in other healthcare facility which are
not present or incuba+ng at admission
b. An infec+ons acquired in hospital by a pa+ent who was admiJed for a reason other than that infec+on
C.Infec+ons those are associated with a complica+on or extension of infec+on already present on
admission, unless a change in pathogen or symptoms strongly suggests the acquisi+on of a new infec+on
d. Infec+ons that develop in pa+ents aEer 48 hours of staying in health-care ins+tu+ons, which are not
present or were incuba+ng on admission

A

C

37
Q

The focus of primary preven2ve is:
a.Early iden+fica+on and preven+ve interven+on of a disease, disorder, or disability
B.To decrease the severity of impact of a disability associated with an exis+ng disorder or disease
C.Keep a disease, disorder, or disability from occurring
D.To restore and improve effec+ve func+oning of a disability

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C

38
Q

Mark the incorrect formula2on:
A. Epidemiology is a basic medical science dealing with the study of the distribu+on of health and
illness in a popula+on
B.Epidemiology studies the determinants that influence and condi+on the observed distribu+on of
illness
C.In epidemiology, the epidemiologist is concerned with the disease paJern in individual pa+ent
D.Epidemiology iden+fies the appropriate measures to control the disease and reduce the frequency

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C

39
Q

HPV infection belongs to
a. Airborne infec+ons
b. Intes+nal infec+ons
c. Arthropod-borne infec+ons
d. Infec+ons of the skin and mucosa

A

D

40
Q

Etiologic agent of trichinelossis is
a. Bacteria Trichinella spp.
b. Virus Trichinella spp.
c. Parasite Trichinella spp.
d. Fungi Trichinella spp.

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C

41
Q

Proportion of persons who dies from disease of all those who contracted the disease is
a. Morbidity
b. Mortality
c. Lethality

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C

42
Q

What is the main difference between prevalence and incidence?
a. Prevalence describes exis+ng cases in the popula+on in given period of +me and incidence describes new
cases in the popula+on in the given period of +me.
b. Incidence describes exis+ng cases in the popula+on in given period of +me and prevalence describes new
cases in the popula+on in the given period of +me.
c. Prevalence and incidence both describe exis+ng cases in the popula+on in given period of +me.
d. Prevalence describes number of sick persons to some disease calculated per 100,000 of the popula+on
and incidence describes number of deaths from a specific disease at a given +me period per 100,00 of
the popula+on.

A

A

43
Q

Mark the incorrect formula2on:
a. Toxoplasmosis is protozoan infec+on
b. Toxocarosis is protozoan infec+on
c. Pneumocystosis is protozoan infec+on
d. Cryptosporidiosis is protozoan infec+on

A

B

44
Q

Periodicity is typical for:
a. Intes+nal infec+ons
b. Airborne infec+ons
c. Arthropod-borne infec+ons
d. Infec+ons of the skin and mucosae

A

B

45
Q

Classifica2on of infec2ous diseases from epidemiological aspects is based on:
a. The type of the casual (e+ologic) agent
b. The typical clinical manifesta+on
c. The mechanism (way) of transmission
d. The source of infec+on

A

C

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