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Hypothesized that disease might be associated with the
physical environment; distinguised between epidemic and
endemic
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Credited with "modern epidemiology" methods and provided
the foundation for the classification of diseases (ICD system).
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Used cowpox to vaccinate against smallpox after noting the
low rate of the latter among dairy maids.
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The "Columbus" of biostatistics, he used mortality data to
show cause of death.
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First to perform an experimental study to examine potential
preventive measures for scurvy among seafarers.
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Developed a set of criteria for assessing causation
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Established the Epidemic Intelligence Service at the Centers
of Disese Control
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Discovered the cure for pellagra
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c. Place
d. Person
e. Significance
f. Time
g. Distribution
h. Direction
i. Causation
j. Magnitude
k. Deterrents
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b. Determinants
c. Place
d. Person
e. Significance
f. Time
g. Distribution
h. Direction
i. Causation
j. Magnitude
k. Deterrents
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Newly diagnosed cases
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All cases of a disease, regardless of new or old diagnosis
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All the cases of a disease at an exact date or time
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All the cases of a disease within a time frame (eg. all cases
between March and May 2013)
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A cluster of cases of disease due to a common agent found
in contaminated food
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A higher than normal number of cases of a disease
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A worldwide increase of the number of cases of disease
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The normal level of disease in a population
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A level of disease that varies by season or life changes
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The following are questions about the Black Death; please choose all that apply.
c. Example of a pandemic.
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What is the proportion of True Positives among all those who have the disease?
Select one:
a. Sensitivity
b. Specificity
c. Positive Predictive Value
d. Negative Predictive Value
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What is the proportion of True Positives among all those who test positive?
Select one:
a. Sensitivity
b. Specificity
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What is the proportion of True Negatives among all those who test negative?
Select one:
a. Sensitivity
b. Specificity
c. Positive Predictive Value
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What is the proportion of True Negatives among all those who do not have the disease?
Select one:
a. Sensitivity
b. Specificity
c. Positive Predictive Value
d. Negative Predictive Value
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A new blood test has been developed to identify if children have asthm~Of the 518 children that
were tested in a pediatric practice, 44 had asthma, but only 36 tested positive for it. Of the 474
children who did not have asthma, 18 had a mistakenly positive test result. What is the sensitivity of
the test?
Select one:
a. 0.67
b. 0.82
c. 0.98
d. 0.96
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A new blood test has been developed to identify if children have asthm~Of the 518 children that
were tested in a pediatric practice, 44 had asthma, but only 36 tested positive for it. Of the 474
children who did not have asthma, 18 had a mistakenly positive test result. What is the specificity of
the test?
Select one:
a. 0.67
b. 0.82
c. 0.98
d. 0.96
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A new blood test has been developed to identify if children have asthm~Of the 518 children that
were tested in a pediatric practice, 44 had asthma, but only 36 tested positive for it. Of the 474
children who did not have asthma, 18 had a mistakenly positive test result. What is the positive
predictive value of the test?
Select one:
a. 0.67
b. 0.82
c. 0.98
d. 0.96
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A new blood test has been developed to identify if children have asthm~Of the 518 children that
were tested in a pediatric practice, 44 had asthma, but only 36 tested positive for it. Of the 474
children who did not have asthma, 18 had a mistakenly positive test result. What is the negative
predictive value of the test?
Select one:
a. 0.67
b. 0.82
c. 0.98
d. 0.96
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A clinical trial for a new fertility treatment was provided to 250 women for a 10 year study
perio~Investigators were interested in noting when women became pregnant for the first time
(subsequent pregnancies were not an outcome of interest, only first pregnancies). Every 2 years,
they came in for a follow-up visit and were asked if they were pregnant (outcome). Project
coordinators also took note at these visits if any of the women had been loss-to-follow-up. Of the 250
women at the beginning of the study, 97 became pregnant by the first visit. During visits 2 and 3, an
additional 23 women became pregnant by each visit. Another 15 women became pregnant by the
4th visit, and a final 13 women became pregnant by the last visit. There were also 2 women lost to
follow-up at visit 1, 3 women LTFU in visit 2, 4 women LTFU in visit 3, and 16 women LTFU in visit
4. How many person-years are there in this study data?
Select one:
a. 1302
b. 1212
c. 1382
d. 1458
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A clinical trial for a new fertility treatment was provided to 250 women for a 10 year study period.
Investigators were interested in noting when women became pregnant for the first time (subsequent
pregnancies were not an outcome of interest, only first pregnancies). Every 2 years, they came in for
a follow-up visit and were asked if they were pregnant (outcome). Project coordinators also took note
at these visits if any of the women had been loss-to-follow-up. Of the 250 women at the beginning of
the study, 97 became pregnant by the first visit. During visits 2 and 3, an additional 23 women
became pregnant by each visit. Another 15 women became pregnant by the 4th visit, and a final 13
women became pregnant by the last visit. There were also 2 women lost to follow-up at visit 1, 3
women LTFU in visit 2, 4 women LTFU in visit 3, and 16 women LTFU in visit 4. What was the
incidence density of pregnancies for the study, in 100 person-years?
Select one:
a. 12
b. 15
c. 9
d. 33
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The average rate of annual maternal-infant deaths in the region was 137 per 10,000 and was
expected to remain steady every year. These figures were adjusted based on new age-distribution of
the population following an explosive birth rat~After the adjustment was put into place, the number of
maternal-infant deaths were observed to drop to 97. What is the SMR due to the new initiative that
was put into place?
Select one:
a. 1.41
b. 0.82
c. 0.29
d. 0.71
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d. The ability of a test to get the same result over and over again.
e. The ability of the test to get the true value (the bull's eye).
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a. The ability of the test to get the true value (the bull's eye).
b. The ability of a test to get the same result over and over again.
c. Degree to which different questions in a survey agree with one another when they are measuring
the same attribute/variable.
d. It is also known as precision.
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What are the characteristics of a good screening test? Please select all that apply.