This document contains 17 multiple choice questions about epidemiology concepts. The questions cover topics such as types of epidemiological studies (e.g. case control studies, cohort studies), epidemiological terms (e.g. prevalence, odds ratio), examples of disease outbreaks (e.g. Chernobyl tragedy), vaccine storage requirements, levels of disease resistance (e.g. herd immunity), and the different levels of disease prevention (e.g. primary, secondary, tertiary prevention). The questions are multiple choice with 4 answer options for each question.
This document contains 17 multiple choice questions about epidemiology concepts. The questions cover topics such as types of epidemiological studies (e.g. case control studies, cohort studies), epidemiological terms (e.g. prevalence, odds ratio), examples of disease outbreaks (e.g. Chernobyl tragedy), vaccine storage requirements, levels of disease resistance (e.g. herd immunity), and the different levels of disease prevention (e.g. primary, secondary, tertiary prevention). The questions are multiple choice with 4 answer options for each question.
This document contains 17 multiple choice questions about epidemiology concepts. The questions cover topics such as types of epidemiological studies (e.g. case control studies, cohort studies), epidemiological terms (e.g. prevalence, odds ratio), examples of disease outbreaks (e.g. Chernobyl tragedy), vaccine storage requirements, levels of disease resistance (e.g. herd immunity), and the different levels of disease prevention (e.g. primary, secondary, tertiary prevention). The questions are multiple choice with 4 answer options for each question.
This document contains 17 multiple choice questions about epidemiology concepts. The questions cover topics such as types of epidemiological studies (e.g. case control studies, cohort studies), epidemiological terms (e.g. prevalence, odds ratio), examples of disease outbreaks (e.g. Chernobyl tragedy), vaccine storage requirements, levels of disease resistance (e.g. herd immunity), and the different levels of disease prevention (e.g. primary, secondary, tertiary prevention). The questions are multiple choice with 4 answer options for each question.
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Epidemiology MCQs for entrance examination of Master of
Public Health, MPHN & MHP&E
1. Which of the following is not the analytical study? a. Cross sectional comparative study b. Case control study c. Cohort study d. Prevalence study 2. Sentinel surveillance indicates a. identifying the missing cases b. identifying high risk group c. surveillance of water population d. surveillance of environmental control 3. Prevalence of disease is estimated from a. case control study b. cross sectional study c. cohort study d. randomized trial 4. The following disease have a bimodal distribution except a. Breast cancer in female b. Cervix cancer c. Leukemia d. Hodgkin’s Lymphoma 5. Odds ratio is calculated in a. Case control study b. Cross sectional study c. Cohort study d. Randomized trial 6. Prevention of emergence or development of risk factors is a type of a. Primary prevention b. Secondary prevention c. Tertiary prevention d. Primordial prevention 7. The numerator is not the component of denominator in a. rate b. ratio c. Proportion d. None of the above 8. CHERNOBYL tragedy is an example of a. Point source epidemic b. Propagated epidemic c. Modern epidemic d. Continuous epidemic 9. All of the following disease are spread by droplet nuclei except a. Influenza b. Chicken pox c. Anthrax d. Q fever 10. Father of public health is a. cholera b. john Snow c. Luis Pasteur d. Typhoid 11. Among the routine vaccine of EPI which one is most sensitive to heat a. TT b. Measles c. Polio d. DPT 12. Vaccine that should be kept in freezer are a. Polio, DPT, measles b. Polio measles BCG c. BCG DPT measles d. BCG DPT and polio 13. In the epidemiological terminology human host is referred to as a. Soil b. Seed c. Extrinsic factor d. none of them 14. Level of resistance of a community or group of people to a particular disease is a. Passive immunity b. Active immunity c. Herd immunity d. None of them 15. Prevalence is a a. Ratio b. Rate c. Proportion d. Mode of diseases 16. First step of epidemic investigation? a. Preparing case definition b. Mapping the epidemic c. Confirmation d. Searching for the cases 17. Health education on early diagnosis and treatment is a. primary prevention b. secondary prevention c. tertiary prevention d. primordial prevention