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Questions on Epidemiology Questions
Question 1 of 5
A table shell is the:
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: A table shell is a pre-structured table with titles and labels, ready for data entry.
Question 2 of 5
The list of diseases that a physician must report to the local health department is typically compiled by the…
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: The CSTE establishes the national notifiable disease list, adopted by states.
Question 3 of 5
Use the following steps of an outbreak investigation for Question 5: 1. Analyze data by time, place, and person, 2. Conduct a case-control study, 3. Generate hypotheses, 4. Conduct active surveillance for additional cases, 5. Verify the diagnosis, 6. Confirm that the number of cases exceeds the expected number, 7. Talk with laboratorians about specimen collection. For an investigation of an outbreak, what is the logical conceptual order of the steps listed above?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Logical order: confirm outbreak (6), verify diagnosis (5), prep labs (7), find cases (4), analyze (1), hypothesize (3), study (2).
Question 4 of 5
In the definition of epidemiology, “distribution” refers to: (Choose one wrong answer)
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Distribution covers who, when, and where disease occurs. 'Why' addresses causation, not distribution.
Question 5 of 5
British investigators conducted a study to compare measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine history among 1,294 children with pervasive development disorder (e.g., autism and Asperger’s syndrome) and 4,469 children without such disorders. (They found no association.) This is an example of which type(s) of study? (Choose one wrong answer)
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: This is an observational case-control study (B, D), not cohort (C).