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Epidemiology Final Exams Questions and Answers Questions
Question 1 of 5
Which of the following is a measure of the burden of a disease in a population?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Prevalence (B) shows disease burden (e.g., total diabetes cases). A is onset, C is deaths, D is severity.
Question 2 of 5
All the following are clearly associated with acute episodes of asthma EXCEPT
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: A, B, D, and E trigger asthma; glaucoma therapy (e.g., eye drops) doesn’t.
Question 3 of 5
Which of the following statements about colon cancer in the U.S. is true?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Second to lung cancer in men; A, C, D false; E true recently, not 20 years.
Question 4 of 5
The epidemiology of cystic fibrosis indicates that
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Amish have higher CF rates; A (~1/25), C (possible), D (~40 years now), E (~95% infertile) false.
Question 5 of 5
Which of the following is a risk factor for the development of hemophilia?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Hemophilia is genetic; none listed are risk factors.