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Question 1 of 5

Current public health surveillance targets which of the following? (Choose one wrong answer)

A. Chronic diseases

B. Communicable diseases

C. Health-related behaviors

D. Occupational hazards

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: Occupational hazards

Question 2 of 5

Routine analysis of notifiable disease surveillance data at the state health department might include looking at the number of cases of a disease reported this week â€¦ (Choose one wrong answer)

A. and during the previous 2â€“4 weeks

B. and the number reported during the comparable weeks of the previous 2â€“5 years

C. simultaneously by age, race, and sex of the patient

D. by county

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: and during the previous 2â€“4 weeks

Question 3 of 5

Which term refers to the proportion of people who develop a disease among those who were exposed to the risk factor?

A. Prevalence

B. Incidence

C. Relative risk

D. Attributable risk

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: Relative risk

Question 4 of 5

An outbreak of disease that occurs worldwide and affects a large number of people is called a:

A. Endemic

B. Epidemic

C. Pandemic

D. Cluster

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: Pandemic

Question 5 of 5

A reservoir of an infectious agent can be: (Choose one wrong answer)

A. An asymptomatic human

B. A symptomatic human

C. An animal

D. The environment

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: An animal

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