pg. 1 Fundamentals of Epidemiology Latest 2024 Complete Exam/ 115 Actual Questions with 100% Correct Verified Answers/ Graded A+
Who invented a vaccine against smallpox based on careful observation?
- Benjamin Jesty
- Edward Jenner
- Louis Pasteur
- Robert Koch - Correct Answer - B. Edward Jenner
Who received a Nobel Prize in 1905 for his paper on waterborne epidemics?
- Benjamin Jesty
- Edward Jenner
- Louis Pasteur
- Robert Koch - Correct Answer - D. Robert Koch
John Graunt first developed and calculated life tables and life expectancy in the:
- 1600s
- 1700s
- 1800s
- 1900s - Correct Answer - A. 1600s
Which woman was a pioneer in the field of toxicology?
- Florence Nightingale
- Janet-Lane Claypon
- Alice Hamilton 1 / 3
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- Beverly Riries - Correct Answer - C. Alice Hamilton
Who revealed the dangers of poisoning from lead used by potters in their glaze?
- John Graunt
- William Farr
- Bernardino Ramazzini
- Lemuel Shattuck - Correct Answer - C. Bernardino Ramazzini
Whose report set forth the importance of establishing state and local boards of health in the United States?
- John Graunt
- William Farr
- Bernardino Ramazzini
- Lemuel Shattuck - Correct Answer - D. Lemuel Shattuck
Which of the following contains, spreads, or harbors an infectious organism?
- Fomites
- Vectors
- Reservoirs
- Carriers - Correct Answer - D. Carriers
Epidemiology originally involved the study of what type of disease?
- Infectious
- Noninfectious
- Both - Correct Answer - A. Infectious
Epidemiology includes the study of which of the following?
- Human Behavior
- Accidents 2 / 3
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- Disease (X)
- All of these
- None of these - Correct Answer - D. All of these
Infectious disease is best defined as:
- Harmful development in a microscopic organism.
- Alteration of the organism normal functioning.
- Disease caused by an invading pathogen.
- Body not capable of carrying on its normal functions. - Correct Answer - C. Disease
caused by an invading pathogen.
Which of the following best defines pathogen?
- Extent of pathogenicity
- A microscopic organism (plant or animal)
- An organism capable of causing disease
- All of these - Correct Answer - C. An organism capable of causing disease
Which of the following designs is potentially most useful for making a judgment about causality?
- Cross-sectional
- Case-control
- Case series
- Experimental - Correct Answer - D. Experimental
The capacity and strength of the disease to produce severe and fatal cases of illness is
its:
- Variolation
- Virulence
- Pathogenicity
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