Page a > of7 1. Which of the following may be classied as a determinant of disease? A bacterial agent Sedentary lifestyle BRCA1 gene mutation a and c a, b and c 999?? 2. The English physician John Snow is most notably recognized for his work on: a. Purperal fever in Viennese maternity wards Relationships between the physical environment and disease Cholera in London water pipes Identication of microorganisms as agents of disease None of the above peas 3. The term endemic refers to an excessive occurrence of a disease. A=True B=False 4. The term surveillance refers to the systematic collection, analysis, interpretation and dissemination of data pertaining to the occurrence of specic diseases. A=True B=False 5. A summary measure that applies to an entire population without any reference to any characteristics of the individuals in that population is a ? a. Direct rate b. Crude rate c. Indirect rate d e . Specic rate . None of the above 6. Which of the following could be considered as a demographic characteristic? Marital status Number of clinics per square mile Age Birth rate a and c 9999a O ZOOM + Page of7 7. In epidemiology, an exposure associated with a disease is often called a a. causal determinate b. risk factor c. operations research d. diagnostic criteria e. None of the above 8. Secondary prevention includes only activities designed to limit disability from disease. A=True B=False 9. In order to be considered as possible causal evidence a risk factor must precede the disease. A=Tme B=False 10. When discussing incidence in epidemiology the terms risk and rate mean the same thing. A=True B=False 11. An epidemiologic measure that denotes the total number of cases of a disease that exist during a specic time period is: Attack rate Incidence rate Point prevalence Period prevalence c and d 99-9?!\" 12. Which of the following epidemiologic measures include a numerator of new cases, a denominator of population at risk and a time element referencing the period dunng which new cases accrue: a. Attack rate b. Cumulative incidence rate O ZOOM + Page