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Lobcity

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on: Jul 8, 2018
An epidemiologist wants to know what caused severe diarrhea and vomiting in several people at a local banquet. Which of the following principles is being applied in this situation?
 
  a. Descriptive epidemiology
  b. Analytic epidemiology
  c. Distribution
  d. Determinants

Question 2

A nurse states that she has been reading about an epidemic that has been occurring in the world. Which of the following is she most likely referring to?
 
  a. Bird flu in China
  b. Adult obesity in the United States
  c. An isolated case of smallpox in Africa
  d. The nursing shortage in the United States


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srodz

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Reply #1 on: Jul 8, 2018
Answer to Question 1

ANS: B
Analytic epidemiology is directed toward understanding the etiology of the disease. Descriptive epidemiology seeks to describe the occurrence of a disease in terms of person, place, and time. Distribution describes who has the disease and where and when the disease occurs. Determinants are the factors, exposures, characteristics, and behaviors that determine patterns of disease, which may be individual, relational, social, communal, or environmental.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: B
It is estimated that 30 of the adults in the United States are obese. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, this is an epidemic. The other examples are not epidemics.


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Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

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Gracias!

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