PHA 076 LEC SAS 3-4 SPECIAL QUIZ
Question 1
Epidemiology is BEST defined as the study of:
Treatment and cure of diseases in individual patients
Distribution and determinants of health-related states in populations
Genetic causes of rare diseases
Hospital-based clinical outcomes
Question 2
Which of the following is a PRIMARY objective of epidemiology?
To develop new drugs
To identify disease risk factors and monitor trends
To provide individual patient counseling
To manufacture vaccines
Question 3
Monitoring COVID-19 case counts to anticipate outbreaks is an example of:
Field investigation
Analytical epidemiology
Public health surveillance
Policy development
Question 4
Which core epidemiologic function focuses on testing hypotheses about disease causation?
Surveillance
Analytical studies
Evaluation
Linkages
Question 5
Causative agent of the black plague:
Yersenia pestis
Lepstospira interrogans
Bacillus anthracis
Brucella melitensis
Question 6
Which of the following disease is transmitted primarily through direct person-to-person contact?
Cholera
Tuberculosis
Tetanus
Malaria
Question 7
Which is an example of an animal reservoir disease?
Influenza
Rabies
Hepatitis A
Hepatitis A
Question 8
Which statement BEST describes causation in epidemiology?
One factor alone causes disease
Disease occurs randomly
Multiple factors interact to produce disease
Only genetic factors are involved
Question 9
In the epidemiologic triad, which component refers to climatic, socioeconomic, and sanitation factors?
Agent
Host
Vector
Environment
Question 10
Which statement about an infectious agent is CORRECT?
Presence of the agent always causes disease
The agent is never required for disease occurrence
The agent must be present, but alone may not be sufficient
The agent determines host immunity
Question 11
This causative agent was the main culprit of the 58th Annual American Convention in Philadelphia in July 1976, which sickened over 200 people and caused 34 deaths, is a landmark event in environmental health and epidemiology.
Staphylococcus aureus
Histoplasma capsulate
Streptococcus pneumoniae
Legionella pneumophilia
Question 12
Mycobacterium tuberculosis is considered a necessary cause because:
It always leads to tuberculosis
TB cannot occur without it
It is sufficient by itself
It affects only immunocompromised hosts
Question 13
Evaluate which of the following is/are TRUE about airborne disease/s:
I. Chickenpox
II. German measles
III. Hepatitis A
One statement is correct
Two statements are correct
Three statements are correct
All of the statements are incorrect
Question 14
Dengue transmission by Aedes aegypti mosquito is an example of:
Direct transmission
Airborne transmission
Vehicle-borne transmission
Vector-borne transmission
Question 15
HIV/AIDS in Southern Africa:
Outbreak
Hyperendemic
Pandemic
Endemic
Epidemic
Question 16
Spanish Flu in 1920
Outbreak
Hyperendemic
Pandemic
Endemic
Epidemic
Question 17
Malaria in Palawan:
Outbreak
Hyperendemic
Pandemic
Endemic
Epidemic
Question 18
COVID-19 in Wuhan, China last 2019:
Outbreak
Hyperendemic
Pandemic
Endemic
Epidemic
Question 19
Food poisoning due to salmonella by a restaurant
Outbreak
Hyperendemic
Pandemic
Endemic
Epidemic
Question 20
Dem means:
to study
drug
people
upon/among
Question 21
Epi means:
to study
drug
people
upon/among
Question 22
Pharmaco means:
to study
drug
people
upon/among
Question 23
Logy means:
to study
drug
people
upon/among
Question 24
BONUS (5 pts): Which Harry Potter house do I have as my laptop wallpaper?
Gryffindor
Slytherin
Hufflepuff
Ravenclaw