M1: Outbreak Investigation

Question 0

Harmful Effects of an Outbreak: Decrease in ________.

Answer 0

Economy

Question 1

Harmful Effects of an Outbreak: High _______ & ________.

Answer 1

Mortality & Morbidity

Question 2

Harmful Effects of an Outbreak: Bad _______.

Answer 2

Publicity

Question 3

Harmful Effects of an Outbreak: Outbreaks are _______.

Answer 3

Expensive

Question 4

Goals: _______ management.

Answer 4

Case

Question 5

Goals: Containment of ________.

Answer 5

Infection

Question 6

Goals: Active search for _______.

Answer 6

New case

Question 7

Goals: Protection of _________.

Answer 7

Susceptible

Question 8

Steps: 1. Confirm the existence of _________. Checking the _______ of the number of cases.

Answer 8

Outbreak. Record.

Question 9

Steps: 2. Verify ________. Laboratory dx.

Answer 9

Diagnosis

Question 10

Steps: 3. _______ the patient and ________ a case definition.

Answer 10

Assess. Formulate.

Question 11

Steps: 4. ________ the case by asking questions about person, address, time and signs & symptoms.

Answer 11

Relate

Question 12

Steps: 5. Formulate a ________.

Answer 12

Hypothesis

Question 13

Steps: 6. Start and conduct an __________.

Answer 13

Epidemiological investigation

Question 14

Steps: 7. ________ the data.

Answer 14

Analyze

Question 15

Steps: 8. Formulate a _______.

Answer 15

Conclusion

Question 16

Steps: 9. Put _________ in place. Current or future.

Answer 16

Control measure

Question 17

Steps: 10. Write a _______.

Answer 17

Report

Question 18

Components of Epicurve

Answer 18

Common & Continuous sources

Question 19

Members of the outbreak team

Answer 19

Team leader, nurse, officer, inspector, statistician & spokes person

Question 20

Two types of study to conduct during an outbreak

Answer 20

Case control & Cohort

Question 21

Use for large scale outbreaks. Disease first before exposure.

Answer 21

Case control

Question 22

Use for small and well defined outbreak. Exposure first before disease prospective.

Answer 22

Cohort

Question 23

Number of new cases over a limited time over total population at risk times 100

Answer 23

Attack rate

Question 24

Odds that a case was exposed to risk factor over odds that a control was exposed to risk factors

Answer 24

Odds Ratio

Question 25

Odds Ratio of 1

Answer 25

Risk factor is not r/t the disease

Question 26

Odds Ratio of <1

Answer 26

Risk factor may be a protective factor against the disease

Question 27

Odds Ratio of >1

Answer 27

Risk factor is more likely r/t the disease