Answer for Epidemiology mcq

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1.     For each of the following, identify the appropriate letter for the timeline in figure below representing the natural history of disease :

‘C’ Onset of symptoms

‘D’ Usual time of diagnosis

‘A’ Exposure

‘B’ Inapparent infection



2.    Which of the following is not true of subclinical stage of natural history of disease?

a.     There is no manifest in time

b.  Pathologic change is not detectable

c.     The stage can lead to clinical stage

d.    Inapparent cases can be infectious

3.    For each of the following, identify the appropriate letter for the timeline in figure below representing the natural history of disease :



‘B’ Secondary prevention

‘A’ Prevention of exposure

‘A’ Health promotion

‘A’ Prevention of Disease

‘D’ Tertiary prevention

‘A’ Screening and early intervention

‘C’ Prevention of more disabilities and death

4.    Which of the following is prevention of exposure?

a.   Vector control

b.    Vaccination

c.     Screening and treatment of congenital syphilis

d.    Diagnosing and treatment of malaria

5.    Human reservoir can be all except:

a.     Persons in clinical stage

b.    Persons in sub-clinical stage

c.   Persons in susceptibility stage

d.    In-apparent cases

6.    Secondary level of disease prevention includes all except:

a.     Cure patient

b.    Early detection and treatment

c.     Prevent late stage

d.  Prevent exposure

7.    A group of carriers that are characterized by their capability to shade infectious agent after treatment:

a.     Asymptomatic carriers

b.    Chronic carriers

c.   Convalescent carriers

d.    Incubatory carriers

8.    A condition that does not indicates occurrence of a disease at expected level:

a.     Endemic

b.    Hyper endemic

c.   Outbreak

d.    Sporadic

9.    Local community leaders and their corresponding administrates are mainly required in which phase of community diagnosis?

a.     Problem identification

b.    Data collection

c.   Priority setting

d.    Data analysis

10. Which of the following model more fit for chronic non-infectious diseases like hypertension?

a.     The epidemiological triangle

b.  The web of causation

c.     The wheel of causation

d.    Sufficient component cause pie model

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