HCA415 Week 3 Quiz

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1. Approximately 90% of the nations around the world have reported an outbreak of Disease Z. This widespread outbreak is known as a/an cluster. epidemic. endemic. pandemic. 2. Several national documents track diseases and are used by epidemiologists. Which document(s) uses various methods, including interviews, exams, and questionnaires, to determine the frequency of chronic diseases? the National Notifiable Diseases Surveillance System morbidity surveys vital statistics reports U.S. Census 3. Analytic epidemiologists evaluate patterns of diseases to identify root causes. This type of epidemiological work uses what type of studies? laboratory and observational

cohort and case-control cohort-control and case policy and legal 4. Today’s public health statistics include birth and mortality data. There are records of all births and deaths that occur within the nation. Who was the first to start such a record? John Snow John Graunt Hippocrates Luther Terry 5. There are 1,000 people living in Zed City. Fifty percent of the people (500) became sick from Disease X, and 100 of those who were sick died. What is the case fatality rate for Disease X? 50% 20% 10%

5% 6. Epidemiologists apply methods similar to those of investigators. During an outbreak investigation, an epidemiologist will search for a cause of a disease and then focus on mitigating the risks of exposure. What is a good example of this type of work? educating the public about a vaccine that will prevent the onset of influenza discovering that a contaminated water supply is sickening the residents of Town Bravo discovering that the population is dying from a high rate of lung cancer educating the population about a plan to add fluoride to the water 7. There are seven identified uses of epidemiology, three of which are typically used in the clinical setting; the other four are applied in the public health sector. Who is given credit for developing these uses? John Snow Edward Jones Luther Terry Jerry Morris

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