Note: The quiz has five questions. Each has two option one true and other false.
Question 1:- The term Epidemiology stands for
A-The branch of medicine which deals with the incidence, distribution, and possible control of diseases and other factors relating to health.
B-A branch of linguistics which deals the cause, set of causes, or manner of causation of a disease or condition.
Question 2:-The term Endemic is used to describe
A- A situation where a disease spreads rapidly to a large number of people in a given population over a short time period.
B- A disease that is present at an approximately constant level within a society or country.
Question 3:- The term Epidemic is used to describe
A- A situation where a disease spreads rapidly to a large number of people in a given population over a short time period.
B- A disease that is present at an approximately constant level within a society or country.
Question 4:- The term Pandemic is used to describe
A- The rapid spread of a transmissible infectious/communicable disease over several continents or worldwide.
B-A disease that is present at an approximately constant level within a society or country.
Question 5:- The purpose of administering Vaccine in epidemic is
A- To stimulate the body to prepare antibodies that confers immunity or resistance to a disease
B- To treat a existing disease by administrating a suitable chemical as a drug.
Answers
1-A
Explanation:-In epidemiology, the patient is the community and individuals are viewed collectively. By definition, epidemiology is the study of the distribution and determinants of health-related states and events in specified populations. It is also the application of this study to the control of health problems
2- B
Explanation:-A good example of endemic disease is malaria prevelant in Africa, Asia, and Latin America etc
3-A
Explanation:-A good example of epidemic disease is swine flu and Ebola virus etc
4-A
Explanation:- A good example of pandemic disease is COVID 19. MERS. SARSA etc
5-A
Explanation:-A good examples of vaccines are BCG and Polio vaccine etc