Which Of The Following Would Be Considered

Question: Epidemiology is defined as the study of

1. where and when a disease occurs, and how it is transmitted.

2. B. how a disease is transmitted.

3. C. when a disease occurs.

4. D. where a disease occurs.

5. Answer: A

6. Question: What is the role of epidemiology?

7. To learn which medicines are effective at killing pathogens.

8. To learn how to treat and prevent various diseases.

9. To learn which organisms cause disease.

10. To learn what diseases can be caused by respiratory pathogens.

11. Answer: B

12. Question: A patient acquires an infection by touching a contaminated door handle. Which mode of transmission best describes this scenario?

13. droplet transmission

14. direct contact transmission

15. vehicle transmission

16. indirect contact transmission

17. Answer: D

18. Question:

19. Answer: B

20. Question: Plague is transmitted through the bite of an infected flea. Which of the following best describes this mode of transmission?

21. direct contact transmission

22. vehicle transmission

23. vector transmission

24. indirect contact transmission

25. Answer: C

26. Question: Which of the following would be considered a fomite?

27. Which of the following would be considered a fomite?

28. A fly

29. Contaminated water

30. A tick

31. A toy

32. Answer: d

33. Question:

34. Answer: b

35. Question:

36. Answer: c

37. Question: Which of the following is considered a major category of transmission of disease?

38. Which of the following is considered a major category of transmission of disease?

39. Vehicle transmission

40. Contact transmission

41. Vector transmission

42. Contact, vehicle, and vector transmission

43. Answer: d

44. Question:

45. Answer: a