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HSA 535 MIDTERM EXAM-PART 1

·           Question 1 5 out of 5 points The first step in any epidemiological investigation is to ____. A disease or condition that affects a greater than expected (normal) number of individuals within a population, community, or region at the same time is referred to as an ____. HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, is currently a ____. Physical, biological, social, cultural, and behaviors that influence health are known as ____. One of the important concepts from the Nuremberg Code is that of ____, which means that the subject understands the scope of the study and can make an informed decision to participate. The biological cause of a problem or disease is known as ____. Social epidemiology studies ____. The time between infection and clinical disease is referred to

HSA 535 MIDTERM EXAM PART 2

·          Question 1 5 out of 5 points Which of the following activities characterizes an epidemiologic approach (as opposed to a clinical approach)? In the Yearly Mortality Bill for 1632, consumption referred to: Which of the following is  not  usually an aim of epidemiology? Which of the following activities characterizes a clinical approach (as opposed to an epidemiologic approach)? The Epidemic Intelligence Service (EIS) is responsible for (give the best answer): John Snow, author of  Snow on Cholera : Cyclic variations in the occurrence of pneumonia and influenza mortality may reflect: According to the natural history of disease model, the time before the precursors of disease and the host interact is called the period of: Indicate