Epidemiology

EpidemiologyTerminology

100

The constant presence of a disease in a population

Endemic

200

The number of new cases of a disease in a population

Incidence

300

The number of live births in a population

Natality

400

The rate of illness in a population

Morbidity

500

The large unexpected increase in the number of cases of a disease

Epidemic

Epidemiology Studies

100

This type of study looks into the future

Prospective Study

200

Thuis type of study occurs over a long period of time

Longitudinal Study

300

This type of study looks back into the past for exposure or history of disease

Retrospective Study

400

This type of study researches groups of people with a disease and then compares them to groups of people without the disease

Case Control Study

500

This type of study is carried out in a controlled setting, such as testing to see which medication works for certain conditions

Experimental Study

Characteristics of Epidemiology

100

This characteristic shows that results are not subject to interpretation?

Objective

200

This characteristic is consistant and can be reproduced

Reliable

300

This characteristic is easy to use and is understandable

Simple

400

This characteristic measures what it is intended to measure

Valid

500

This characteristic correctly identifies the presence of disease in those with the disease

Sensitivity

Epidemiology Studies II

100

I am the variable that is manipulated and changed

Independent Variable

200

I am the variable that causes a skew with your results

Extaneous variable

300

This type of study describes the disease with respect to person, place and time

Descriptive Study

400

I am the variable that changes as the result of the other variable

Dependent variable

500

This type of study determines the cause, risk factors of the disease

Analytical Study

Epidemiology Terminolgy II

100

The standardization of examiners to all grade the same way

Calibration

200

The epidemiology triangle consists of the following, Host, Environment, Time and.....

Agent

300

The standardization of two or more examiners to grade the same way

Inter-rater reliability

400

The elimination of an infectious disease agent

Eradication

500

The standarization of the same examiner to grade cinsistently from student to student

Intrarater reliability