Epidemiology Quiz

What does the term 'epidemiology' literally mean?

• Study of population in relation to health

• Study of environmental factors

• Study of medical treatments

• Study of diseases in animals

Who defined epidemiology in 1988?

• Florence Nightingale

• John M. Last

• Louis Pasteur

• Hippocrates

What is the basic measure of disease frequency?

• Index

• Proportion

• Rate or ratio

• Percentage

Which of the following is NOT a component of epidemiology?

• Distribution of disease

• Determinants of disease

• Disease frequency

• Treatment methods

What is the purpose of the epidemiological approach?

• To treat diseases

• To ask questions and make comparisons

• To develop new medications

• To conduct surgeries

What does the 'Epidemiologic Triad' model explain?

• The stages of disease

• The interaction between agent, host, and environment

• The methods of treatment

• The history of diseases

Which mode of transmission involves direct contact?

• Airborne

• Vector-borne

• Indirect transmission

• Direct transmission

What is the crude death rate?

• Deaths per 100 population

• Total deaths in a population

• Deaths from specific diseases

• Deaths per 1000 population in one year

What does incidence measure?

• Chronic disease prevalence

• Deaths from a disease

• New cases occurring in a defined population

• Total cases of a disease

Which type of study is a case-control study?

• Experimental study

• Descriptive study

• Longitudinal study

• Analytical study