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RYAN BANYAN

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Which statement is true about mortality rates? Mortality rates:
 
  a. are informative only for fatal diseases.
  b. provide information about existing disease in the population.
  c. are calculated using a population estimate at year-end.
  d. reveal the risk of getting a particular dis-ease.

Question 2

A nurse is studying the characteristics of an agent as part of the epidemiologic triangle. Which of the following is the nurse most likely studying?
 
  a. Human population distribution
  b. Salmonella
  c. Genetic susceptibility
  d. Climate



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Answer to Question 1

ANS: A
Mortality rates are informative only for fatal diseases and do not provide direct information about the level of existing disease or the risk of getting a particular disease. Because the popula-tion changes during the course of a year, typically an estimate of the population at midyear is taken as the denominator for annual rates, because the midyear population approximates the amount of person-time contributed by the population during a given year.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: B
An agent includes infectious organisms, such as Salmonella, chemical agents, and physical agents. Genetic susceptibility is considered to be a characteristic of a host. Human population distribution and climate are considered to be characteristics of the environment.




RYAN BANYAN

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Reply 2 on: Jul 8, 2018
Excellent


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Reply 3 on: Yesterday
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