Epidemiology MCQs - 3
Multiple Choice Questions on Epidemiology
a) Entamoeba histolytica
b) Wuchereria bancrofti
c) Plasmodium vivax
d) Enterobius vermicularis
7. Host factor strongly related to disease is
a)
Age
b) Sex
c) Marital status
d) Occupation
8. The time interval between receipt of infection by a host is maximum infectivity of that host
is:
a)
Incubation
period
b) Serial interval
c) Generation
time
d) Pre-patent period
9. The most cost-effective method for control of communicable disease is
a) Active
immunization
b) Early diagnosis and treatment
c) Passive
immunization
d) Chemoprophylaxis
10. Incubation period is useful to determine
a) Source
of
infection
b) Period of surveillance
c) Prognosis
of
infection
12. Which of
the following indicates severity of illness?
a) Incidence
b) Prevalence
c) Attack rate
d)
Case fatality rate
13. Denominator
of infant mortality rate is
a) Population at risk
b)
Midyear population
c) Total number of live births
d) Women of age
group 15-40
14. In an
epidemic first to be done is
a)
Identification of population at risk
b)
Verification of diagnosis
c)
Confirmation of existence of epidemic
d) Evaluation
15. Itch mite
is an example of
a) Infection
b) Infestation
c) Inoculation
d) Contamination
16. Which of
the following is not the characteristic of non- communicable disease?
a) Long latent period
b)
Multi-factorial causation
c) Undefined onset
d) Well-defined causative agent
17. Prevention
of emergence /development of risk factor is
a) Primordial prevention
b) Primary
prevention
c) Secondary prevention
d) Health promotion
18. Health
surveillance is
a)
Collecting data
b)
Monitoring program
c)
Interpretation of data
d)
Continuous study of factor determining occurrence and spread of disease
19. Tertiary
level of prevention is
a) Early diagnosis and treatment
b)
Chemoprophylaxis
c) Rehabilitation
d) Health promotion
20. Early
diagnosis and treatment is
a) Primary prevention
b)
Secondary prevention
c) Health promotion
d)
Tertiary prevention
ANS
1. c 2.b 3.d 4.b
5.d 6.c 7.a 8.c 9.a
10.d
11.a 12.d 13.c 14.
b 15.b 16.d 17.a 18.d 19.c
20.b
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