practice test for final

Question 1

The modern ear of PH began ___ yr

Answer 1

1850

Question 2

Earliest written record in ancient Societies concerning PH was ___

Answer 2

• None of the above

Question 3

the miasmas theory of contagious dx was known in:___

Answer 3

nineteeth century

Question 4

Prevalence rates are calculated by dividing all current cases of a dx (old and new) by the total population: T/F

Answer 4

false

dividing ALL cases/ total pop at risk

Question 5

Name (3) examples of zoonoses

Answer 5

lyme dx
plague
rabies

(measles is not a zoonose)

Question 6

AIDS, gonorrhea, and syphilis are examples for dx for which transmission: ___

Answer 6

direct

direct is usually sexual

Question 7

Process of lodgement and growth of a microorganism or virus in the host is called___

Answer 7

Infection

Question 8

What type of epidemiology study is designed to anser the questions who, when, and where?

Answer 8

descriptive

Question 9

Crude death rates would be expected to be higher in a ___ pop

Answer 9

older

crude rate: demonomator includes the total population

Question 10

The value that divide a seres into defined percentages: ___

Answer 10

median

Question 11

In a series of date, the sum of the squarred deviations from the mean divided by the number values minus one: ___

Answer 11

variance

Question 12

In a standard distribution curve, the most occuring value in a series of values is ___

Answer 12

mode

Question 13

The ability of a screening test to identify correctly those who have the dx ___

Answer 13

specificity

Question 14

Data can be derived from a total population or a sample. When the population sampling units and a
random sample of individuals is chosen from each … sampling is this?

Answer 14

stratified selected sample

Question 15

Marine Hospital Service which became The US Public Health Service started in:

Answer 15

1789

Question 16

Regard to the impact they have on the health of the community, and what kind of factors do
geography, the environment, community size, and industrial development represent?

Answer 16

physical

Question 17

Which of the periods in the history of community and public health in known as the “Spiritual Era
of Public Health”?

Answer 17

middle ages

Question 18

The germ theory of disease was proposed in 1863 by___

Answer 18

Louis pasteur

Question 19

Which of the following are NOT biological causative agents?
* fungi and metazoa
o viruses and ricketttaise
o pesticides and food addtives
o bacteria and protozoa
o all of the above are correct

Answer 19

pesticides and food addtives

Question 20

What is the correct order of the chain of infection for transmission of a disease from one person to
another?

Answer 20

pathogen - reservoir- portal of exit - transmission- portal of entry- establishment

Question 21

Tuberculosis and influenza are examples of _____diseases.

Answer 21

airborne

Question 22

Place in order of cause of most deaths to least deaths, the three leading causes of death in the
United States:

Answer 22

coronary heart dx
cancer
stroke

Question 23

Breast and testicular self examinations,

the hemocult test, and the Pap test are all examples of:

Answer 23

secondary prevention

Question 24

Which of the following is (are) modifiable risk factors?

Answer 24

smoking and lack of exercise

Question 25

Epidemiology has sometimes been referred to as:

Answer 25

population medicine

Question 26

Diseases for which the reservoir resides in animal populations are called____

Answer 26

zoonose

Question 27

The term used to describe a widespread occurrence of a disease ( in more than…) one country

Answer 27

pandemic

Question 28

is a special incidence rate calculated for a particular population outbreak (used during an epidemic) and expressed as a percent.

Answer 28

attack rate

Question 29

Which of the following is a measure of the severity of a disease and is calculated as the … death due to a certain disease divided by the number of cases of the same disease and is … as a percent?

Answer 29

case fatality rate

Question 30

What type of epidemic curve suggests person to person transmission or propagated common source?

Answer 30

epidemic curve type II (propagated)

Question 31

Retrospective (case control) studies and prospective (cohort) studies and considered what type of epidemiological studies?

Answer 31

analytical

Question 32

Inspection of restaurants is the task of the:

Answer 32

local health department

Question 33

Agency responsible for correcting communicable diseases in the USA, and for monitoring … around the world, promoting health, and preventing disease is the:

Answer 33

CDC

Question 34

What types of health care agencies are funded by the government?

Answer 34

public

Question 35

● The geographic area that a public health agency is responsible for is called a:

Answer 35

catchment

Question 36

Which organization administers the Head Start program?

Answer 36

administration for children and families

Question 37

The largest international public health agency in the world is

Answer 37

WHO

Question 38

Which agency administers health insurance programs for seniors and the poor?

Answer 38

Centers for medicare and medicaid services

Question 39

Which agency attempts to provide doctors in underserved areas?

Answer 39

health resources and services and administrations

Question 40

Which agencies primary function is to promote health research?

Answer 40

NIH

Question 41

Responsibility for regulating professional competency rests at the___ level?

Answer 41

state

Question 42

Which of the following promotes the strongest immune response?

Answer 42

attenuated pathogens

Question 43

Healthcare workers appear to have benefited particularly by the vaccine:

Answer 43

Hepatitis B

Question 44

Adjuvants are often added to vaccines to:

Answer 44

induce a stronger immune rxn

Question 45

Thimerosa, a preservative used in vaccines, is controversial because it contains:

Answer 45

mercury

Question 46

Skipping vaccinations can be particularly dangerous for children who

Answer 46

traveling in developing countries

Question 47

Which factor is most correlated to undervaccinated | children in the US?

Answer 47

lack of health insurance

Question 48

The biggest benefit of herd immunity against a disease is that it:

Answer 48

protects children who cannot be immunized

Question 49

Which vaccine is not recommended for adults over 55?

Answer 49

HPV

Question 50

Meningitis vaccine is particularly recommended for:

Answer 50

college students living in dorms