Epidemiology — Flashcards

Flashcard 31: _____ study goes from cause to effect

Answer: cohort

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Flashcard 32: _____ study is aka longitudinal prospective study

Answer: cohort

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Flashcard 33: de _____ survey method is based on permanent residence

Answer: jure

Extra: De jure census: people are counted at their permanent residence. De facto census: people are counted where they are found at the time of the census.

Flashcard 34: A density of 1 microfilaria per 20 mm³ of blood can infect _____% of mosquitoes.

Answer: 2.6

Extra: This highlights the importance of low-density microfilaraemia in the transmission of Lymphatic Filariasis. Even at a density as low as 1 mf per 20 mm³ of blood, 2.6% of mosquitoes can become infected.

Flashcard 35: annual blood examination rate(ABER) indicates _____

Answer: operational efficacy of NVBDCP

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Flashcard 36: States with maximum prevalence and incidence of HIV/AIDS in India are

Answer: Mizoram > Nagaland > Meghalaya

Flashcard 37: cluster sampling is done to _____

Answer: evaluate the health services

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Flashcard 38: The census of _____ is known as the 'Year of the Great Divide'

Answer: 1921

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Answer: specificity definition

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Flashcard 40: father of epidemiology

Answer: John Snow Note: - Founder of epidemiology: Girolamo Fracastoro - Iceberg phenomenon: John M. Last