Vital Stats

Question 1

people afflicted with a
disease

Answer 1

Cases

Question 2

the number of events that
occur in a given population in a given
period of time

Answer 2

Rate

Question 3

the
number of live births divided by the
total population

Answer 3

Natality (birth) rate

Question 4

the number of
people who are sick divided by the
total population at risk

Answer 4

Morbidity rate

Question 5

the
number of deaths in a population
divided by the total population

Answer 5

Mortality (fatality) rate

Question 6

those in the
population who are susceptible to a
particular disease or condition

Answer 6

Population at risk

Question 7

the number of
new health-related events or cases
of a disease divided by the total
number in the population at risk

Answer 7

Incidence rate

Question 8

a disease that
lasts 3 months or less

Answer 8

Acute disease

Question 9

an incidence rate
calculated for a particular population
for a single disease outbreak and
expressed as a percentage

Answer 9

Attack rate

Question 10

the number of
new and old cases of a disease in a
population in a given period of time,
divided by the total number in that
population

Answer 10

Prevalence rate

Question 11

a disease or
health condition that lasts longer
than 3 months

Answer 11

Chronic disease

Question 12

a rate in which the
denominator includes the total
population

Answer 12

Crude rate

Question 13

a rate used
to make comparisons across groups
and over time when groups differ in
age structure

Answer 13

Age-adjusted rate

Question 14

Incidence and prevalence rates can be expressed in two forms

Answer 14

crude and adjusted

Question 15

diseases
for which health officials request or
require reporting for public health
reasons

Answer 15

Notifiable diseases

Question 16

the electronic
reporting system used by state
health departments and the CDC

Answer 16

National Electronic
Telecommunications
System (NETS)

Question 17

Which statement is correct?
It is often difficult to precisely measure the level of wellness or, for that matter, ill health. On the other hand, death can be clearly defined

Answer 17

All statements are correct

Question 18

the average
number of years a person from a
specific cohort is projected to live
from a given point in time

Answer 18

Life expectancy

Question 19

the number of years lost
when death occurs before the age
of 65 or 75

Answer 19

Years of potential life lost
(YPLL)

Question 20

is calculated by subtracting a person’s age at death from a predefined, standard
age.

Answer 20

Years of potential life lost
(YPLL)

Question 21

a measure for
the burden of disease that takes into
account premature death and loss of
healthy life resulting from disability

Answer 21

Disability-adjusted life
years (DALYs)

Question 22

the number of years of healthy life expected,
on average, in a given population

Answer 22

Health-adjusted life
expectancy (HALE)

Question 23

sometimes referred to as healthy life expectancy

Answer 23

Health-adjusted life expectancy (HALE)

Question 24

consist of original information
collected first hand

Answer 24

Primary Data

Question 25

have been collected by someone else, possibly for
another purpose.

Answer 25

Secondary Data

Question 26

the enumeration of
the population of the United States
that is conducted every 10 years

Answer 26

U.S. Census

Question 27

an epidemiological study that describes a
disease with respect to person, place,
and time

Answer 27

Descriptive study

Question 28

a graphic
display of the cases of disease
according to the time or date of
onset of symptoms

Answer 28

Epidemic curve

Question 29

a graphic display of a disease where each case can be traced
to a single source of exposure

Answer 29

Common source epidemic
curve

Question 30

the period
between exposure to a disease and
the onset of symptoms

Answer 30

Incubation period

Question 31

a
type of epidemic where all cases
were exposed at the same point
in time

Answer 31

Point source epidemic

Question 32

a type of epidemic
where cases are exposed to a common source over time

Answer 32

Continuous source
epidemic

Question 33

an epidemic curve depicting
a distribution of cases traceable to
multiple sources of exposure

Answer 33

Propagated epidemic
curve

Question 34

an epidemiological study aimed at testing
hypotheses

Answer 34

Analytic study

Question 35

Risk factors

Answer 35

factors that increase
the probability of disease, injury,
or death

Question 36

y an analytic, epidemiological study in which the investigator observes the natural course of events, noting exposed and unexposed subjects and disease development

Answer 36

Observational study

Question 37

analytic studies
in which the investigator allocates
exposure or intervention and follows
development of disease

Answer 37

Experimental (interventional) studies

Question 38

a blank treatment

Answer 38

Placebo