epi Test 1
In what year did Larry Brilliant first speak to TED about the need for an effective global pandemic response?
2006
Which wave of the 1918 flu pandemic caused the most deaths?
2nd
Kelsey fought to keep thalidomide out of the billion-dollar US drug market. How many applications did Merrel file before they gave up?
6
Thalidomide was used in Europe during 1900s to treat which of the following?
AOTA: workplace stress, nausea, morning sickness
Why was the flu pandemic of 1918 called the "Spanish Flu"?
Because they were the first to report on the disease.
What grade does Larry Brilliant give the US and UK for their response to the COVID-19 pandemic?
F
France Kelsey worked for what agency in the 1960s?
FDA
When does Larry Brilliant think a vaccine will be available?
Fall/Winter (2020/2021)
A challenge for healthcare professionals in developing countries is that they have primarily been trained to deal with chronic illness and thus have struggled in addressing acute diseases.
False
According to the USPSTF, all women should be encouraged by their primary care provider to perform self-breast exams.
False
An example of tertiary prevention would be the Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) vaccine.
False
CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System provides detailed data accumulated from the census.
False
Credible sources of information include naturenews.com, infowars.com, and democracynow.com.
False
Despite advancements in genomics over the past decade, there are still no therapies available that augment a person's own genes.
False
Epidemiologic surveillance systems are solely needed to identify emerging diseases and any ancillary benefits are nominal.
False
In practice, population-based and high-risk approaches have similar costs.
False
Investigators have noted that the gaps between the poorest and richest Americans are less than the disparities in mortality between the races at all levels of income or education.
False
Over the past 100 years, the general pattern of mortality in the United States has been related to a gradual transition from chronic infectious disease to acute illness.
False
Telling a patient the survival rate for an individual with her particular illness is an example of providing a diagnosis.
False
The fluoridation of public drinking water is considered to be a minimal achievement in public health.
False
The third objective of epidemiology is to study the etiological history and diagnosis of diseases.
False
When we establish an association between a disease and some exposure we can state with certainty that the exposure causes of the disease.
False, correlation does not = causation
Population based approaches to prevention are generally more expensive because they require more resources to reach larger portions the population.
False?
Kelsey's prior research in what area helped her to understand the risks of thalidomide?
Her work showing drugs can cross the placental barrier
Where were the first cases of the "Spanish Flu" reported in the United States?
Kansas
Which president award Francis Kelsey the President's Award for Distinguished Federal Civilian Service?
Kennedy
Public Health officials should never encourage preventative measures without first knowing the pathology of the disease in question.
Pandemic
Which area of the world suffered the greatest impact from the 1918 pandemic?
Poor or "Developing countries"
Anti-mask league in San Francisco fought against the perceived injustice of wearing masks suggesting it conflicted with their civil liberties. According to the historian and author Catharine Arnold what resulted when the requirement to wear masks was lifted.
Rates of infection increased and more people died
Larry Brilliant suggests that the R "naught" (or the number of new cases/secondary cases for each infected person) for COVID-19 is probably similar to the R "naught" for which virus?
Smallpox
What does Larry Brilliant suggest pandemics should make us realize?
That we need to practice "One Health, we need to understand that we're living in the same world as animals and the environment.
A focus on financing has continued to drive incentives for private health care providers to avoid covering socioeconomically disadvantaged and high-risk populations.
True
An ethical concern of genomic research and development is the potential rise of difficulties in obtaining employment and insurance for those with a high risk of developing conditions that are costly to treat.
True
Endemic is defined as the habitual presence of a disease within a given geographic area.
True
Epidemiology is a qualitative discipline that relies on a working knowledge of focus groups, individual interviews; and understanding peoples thoughts, opinions and motivations.
True
Epidemiology is the study of how the disease is distributed in populations and the factors that influence or determine this distribution.
True
Often, the most important research issue is not the efficacy of the prevention technology itself, but the effectiveness of the application of the intervention to the general population.
True
Pattern, refers to the occurrence of health-related events by time, place and person.
True
The definition of epidemiology was changed to include the terms health-related states or events because epidemiologist have more recently started to exam anything that effects the well-being of a population.
True
The difference between epidemic and pandemic is the scale of the populations being examined.
True
The majority of health care cost in the United States can be attributed to chronic diseases, of which the primary driver is an aging population.
True
The primary purpose of determining the base line natural history of a disease is to allow medical providers to test the effectiveness of new interventions.
True
The second objective of epidemiology is to determine the extent of the disease in the community. An example of this would be to establish that 2/3rd of Orange Country is overweight or obese.
True
Two cases of Ebola on UCF campus would be considered an Epidemic.
True
Over the past 100 years, improvements in social conditions have greatly contributed to improvements in global health.
true
