Q - Week 11 [Introduction to Epidemiology]

Question 1

The purpose of this studies is to test hypotheses
about relationships between health problems and
possible risk factors

Answer 1

Analytical Epidemiology

Question 2

Characterize health events by time of occurrence

Answer 2

Time

Question 3

A measure for the burden of disease that considers
premature death and loss of healthy life resulting
from disability

Answer 3

DALY

Question 4

A data in which the denominator includes the total
population

Answer 4

Crude Rate

Question 5

One who practices epidemiology.

Answer 5

Epidemiologist

Question 6

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

Answer 6

YPLL

Question 7

The number of years of healthy life expected, on
average, in each population

Answer 7

HALE

Question 8

It is usually the first epidemiological study carried out
on a disease

Answer 8

Descriptive epidemiology

Question 9

Epidemiologists first take a “head count” to determine how many case of a disease have occurred

Answer 9

Person

Question 10

An unexpectedly large number of cases of an illness,
specific health-related behavior, or other
health-related event in a particular population

Answer 10

Epidemic