Module 1

Question 1

“Bad air” (miasma) is the cause of disease

Answer 1

Galen

Question 2

The study of distribution and determinants of health related states and events in specified populations, and the application of this study to the prevention and control health problems

Answer 2

Epidemiology

Question 3

First to employ descriptive statistics in summarizing population data

Answer 3

John Graunt

Question 4

meaning of Logos

Answer 4

Study

Question 5

Meaning of epi

Answer 5

Among, upon

Question 6

People means

Answer 6

Demos

Question 7

Established Humorism/Humoralism

Answer 7

Hippocrates

Question 8

Father of modern epidemiology

Answer 8

John Snow

Question 9

Father of Modern Statistics

Answer 9

William Farr

Question 10

Finally out an end to the miasmic theory

Answer 10

Robert Koch

Question 11

is a person in the population or study group identified as having the particular disease, health disorder or condition under investigation

Answer 11

Case

Question 12

is the characteristics or condition of an individual who will be considered a case for the purposes of surveillance or research. This needs to be established before data collection and rigidly followed

Answer 12

Case Definition

Question 13

a subject who meets all the characteristics and symptoms of a case but does not have formal diagnosis

Answer 13

Suspect case

Question 14

a measure of adverse events resulting from the disease that can be identified by measuring results such as length of hospital stay, number of follow-up visits, recovery time, disability or death.

Answer 14

Case severity

Question 15

appears suddenly and lasts for a short amount of time (e.g. fever)

Answer 15

Acute disease

Question 16

develop gradually and remain for months on end (e.g. influenza virus and the common cold)

Answer 16

Chronic Disease

Question 17

the time interval between when an individual or host is infected by a pathogen and when they become infectious, i.e. capable of transmitting pathogens to other susceptible individuals

Answer 17

Latent Period

Question 18

the time elapsed between exposure to a pathogenic organism, a chemical, or radiation, and when symptoms and signs are first apparent

Answer 18

Incubation Period

Question 19

also known as infectious diseases or transmissible diseases, are illnesses that result from the infection, presence and growth of pathogenic (capable of causing disease) biologic agents in an individual human or other animal host

Answer 19

Communicable Disease

Question 20

a noninfectious health condition that cannot be spread from person to person. It also lasts for a long period of time. This is also known as a chronic disease. A combination of genetic, physiological, lifestyle, and environmental factors can cause these diseases

Answer 20

Non-communicable disease