Chapter 37 Epidemiology and Public Health Microbiology

Chapter 37 Epidemiology and Public Health Microbiology

Complete Chapter Questions With Answers

Sample Questions Are Posted Below

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When a disease maintains a relatively steady, low-level frequency at a moderately regular interval, it is called _________.
   A. sporadic
   B.  hyperendemic
   C.  an endemic
   D.  an epidemic

ASM Objective: 05.04 Microorganisms, cellular and viral, can interact with both human and nonhuman hosts in beneficial, neutral or detrimental ways.
ASM Topic: Module 05 Microbial Systems
Blooms Level: 1. Remember
Learning Outcome: 37.01.02 Define the basic vocabulary and processes used in the science of epidemiology
Section: 37.01
Topic: Epidemiology
Topic: Infectious Disease Terminology

2. The sudden increase in the occurrence of a disease above the expected level is called _________.
   A. sporadic
   B.  hyperendemic
   C.  an endemic
   D.  an epidemic

ASM Objective: 05.04 Microorganisms, cellular and viral, can interact with both human and nonhuman hosts in beneficial, neutral or detrimental ways.
ASM Topic: Module 05 Microbial Systems
Blooms Level: 1. Remember
Learning Outcome: 37.01.02 Define the basic vocabulary and processes used in the science of epidemiology
Section: 37.01
Topic: Epidemiology
Topic: Infectious Disease Terminology

3. The first case in an epidemic is called the _________.
   A. break case
   B.  index case
   C.  prime case
   D.  alpha case

ASM Objective: 05.04 Microorganisms, cellular and viral, can interact with both human and nonhuman hosts in beneficial, neutral or detrimental ways.
ASM Topic: Module 05 Microbial Systems
Blooms Level: 1. Remember
Learning Outcome: 37.01.02 Define the basic vocabulary and processes used in the science of epidemiology
Section: 37.01
Topic: Epidemiology
Topic: Infectious Disease Terminology

4. A(n) __________ is an increase in disease occurrence within a large population over a very wide region (usually the world).
   A. endemic
   B.  pandemic
   C.  epidemic
   D.  sporadic disease

ASM Objective: 05.04 Microorganisms, cellular and viral, can interact with both human and nonhuman hosts in beneficial, neutral or detrimental ways.
ASM Topic: Module 05 Microbial Systems
Blooms Level: 1. Remember
Learning Outcome: 37.01.02 Define the basic vocabulary and processes used in the science of epidemiology
Section: 37.01
Topic: Epidemiology
Topic: Infectious Disease Terminology