Question

1. An outbreak of this disease in New York City in 1999 was originally diagnosed as St. Louis Encephalitis, but it was later determined that it was actually ________.

   • Lyme Disease
   • Legionnaires Disease
   • West Nile Virus
   • Western Equine Encephalitis

2. In New York City, health officials discovered that the mosquitos were the _________, or delivery agent that helped spread the West Nile Virus

   • fomite
   • host
   • prion
   • vector

3. In epidemiology, there are three important questions that all epidemiologists will ask. What are they?

   • who, what, and when
   • who, when, and where
   • what, when, and where
   • who, what, and where

4. What was the notifiable disease mentioned in the class lecture?

   • diabetes
   • hepatitis A
   • heart disease
   • COPD

5. The AIDS epidemic in the United States can be traced back to 1981 when what rare cancer was seen in homosexuals?

   • Ewing’s Sarcoma
   • Kaposi’s Sarcoma
   • Osteosarcoma
   • Fibrosarcoma

6. All of the following are examples of epidemiological studies except:

   • cohort study
   • traditional study
   • case control study
   • intervention study

7. This condition was discovered in July 1976 at an American Legion 4-day convention held in Philadelphia.

   • Lyme Disease
   • Legionnaires Disease
   • Leprosy
   • Leishmaniosis

Answer 1

• An outbreak of this disease in Newyork cutting 1998was originally diagnosed as st.louis encephalitis, but it was later determined that it was actually West Nile virus.
• In New York City the health officials discovered that the mosquitoes (culex)were the vector or delivery agent that helped the spread the West Nile virus.
• The three important questions that all epidemiologist asks were what, when and where
• The AIDS epidemic in the United States can be traced back to 1981, Kaposi's sarcomais a rare cancer seen in homosexuals. It is mostly seen in people affected with immune deficiency diseases like AIDS
• Traditional study is not an example of epidemiological study . All others are examples of epidemiological study.
• This condition was discovered in July 1976at an American legion 4- day convention held in Philadelphia. It is the legionnaires disease. It was caused by the legionella pneumophila bacteria.