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Epidemiology Practice Questions Questions
Question 1 of 5
Which one of the following diseases is found almost exclusively among persons who have worked with or have been exposed to asbestos?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Pleural mesothelioma is asbestos-specific.
Question 2 of 5
What proportion of the United States population is estimated to have a mental or emotional problem that requires therapy?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: ~20% lifetime prevalence per NIMH.
Question 3 of 5
Which of the following features characterizes families in which spouse abuse occurs?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Childhood abuse increases risk; others false.
Question 4 of 5
Epidemiology, as defined in this lesson, would include which of the following activities? (Choose one wrong answer)
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Epidemiology involves describing disease patterns (A) and analyzing risk factors (C). Prescribing antibiotics (B) is a clinical task, not an epidemiological one.
Question 5 of 5
A cohort study differs from a case-control study in that: (Choose one wrong answer)
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Cohort studies start with exposure (A), unlike case-control’s outcome focus. Both ask about exposure (B is wrong), and C and D are not universally true.