Practice Quiz 11

Question 1

_____ studies how disease originates and spreads throughout a population, with the goal of preventing outbreaks and containing them when they do occur

Answer 1

epidemiology

Question 2

the first epidemiologist who studied the cholera outbreak in London was

Answer 2

John Snow

Question 3

Koch’s postulates are an example of

Answer 3

experimental epidemiology

Question 4

reservoirs of human disease can include

Answer 4

the human population, animal populations, soil, water, inanimate objects

Question 5

select all of the following that are modes of transmission for infectious agents

Answer 5

indirect contact, direct contact, mechanical vector transmission, by way of medical interventions

Question 6

international public health issues are coordinated by the ___, an agency of the United Nations

Answer 6

WHO

Question 7

an emerging disease is one that

Answer 7

is new to human populations or has been increasing

Question 8

the pathogenic cause of disease is called the ___ agent

Answer 8

etiological

Question 9

a(n) ___ is contaminated with a pathogen and can transmit it to another host, but is not infected

Answer 9

passive carrier

Question 10

which of the following most specifically describes a notifiable disease?

Answer 10

any disease of public health importance