Epidemiology Midterm Study Guide Questions with Complete Solutions (Latest 2025) Understand the definition of epidemiology and the components of the definition - Correct Answers ✅Distribution--> patterns/frequency, counting (prevalence and incidence rate, mortality rate, morbidity rate) *descriptive--who, where, when Determinants--> risk factors associated w/disease Population Prevention Quantification
Understand the meanings of : Epidemic, pandemic, - Correct
Answers ✅*Epidemic Level* The occurrence in a community or region of cases of an illness, specific health-related behavior, or other health- related events clearly in excess of normal expectancy. 1 / 2
Epidemiology Midterm Study Guide Questions with Complete Solutions (Latest 2025) *Pandemic Level*
An epidemic occurring worldwide, or over a very wide area, crossing international boundaries, and usually affecting a
large number of people. Example: the 1918 influenza
pandemic (Spanish Flu) Understand the natural history of a disease - Correct Answers ✅A (onset time) B (signs and symptoms) C (diagnosis, and treatment) D (disability, death, recovery) Understand the meaning of primary, secondary and tertiary prevention and be able to give examples - Correct Answers ✅*primary prevention* - effective before A, when individual gets infected. before the disease occurs.
Secondary: during progression of the disease
Tertiary: during later stages of the disease
Understand the work of John Snow and the history of epidemiology. - Correct Answers ✅miasmatic theory
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