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Exercise 1.1 Below are four key terms taken from the definition of epidemiology, followed by a list of activities that an epidemiologist might perform. Match the term to the activity that best describes it. You should match only one term per activity. A. Distribution B. Determinants C. Application _____ 1. Compare food histories between persons with Staphylococcus food poisoning and those without _____ 2. Compare frequency of brain cancer among anatomists with frequency in general population _____ 3. Mark on a map the residences of all children born with birth defects within 2 miles of a hazardous waste site _____ 4. Graph the number of cases of congenital syphilis by year for the country _____ 5. Recommend that close contacts of a child recently reported with meningococcal meningitis receive Rifampin _____ 6. Tabulate the frequency of clinical signs, symptoms, and laboratory findings among children with chickenpox in Cincinnati, Ohio Exercise 1.2 In August 1999, epidemiologists learned of a cluster of cases of encephalitis caused by West Nile virus infection among residents of Queens, New York. West Nile virus infection, transmitted by mosquitoes, had never before been identified in North America. Describe how this information might be used for each of the following: 1. Assessing the community’s health 2. Making decisions about individual patients 3. Documenting the clinical picture of the illness 4. Searching for causes to prevent future outbreaks Exercise 1.3 Match the appropriate core function to each of the statements below. A. Public health surveillance B. Field investigation C. Analytic studies D. Evaluation E. Linkages F. Policy development _____ 1. Reviewing reports of test results for Chlamydia trachomatis from public health clinics _____ 2. Meeting with directors of family planning clinics and college health clinics to discuss Chlamydia testing and reporting _____ 3. Developing guidelines/criteria about which patients coming to the clinic sho