1) A new treatment has been developed for pancreatic cancer. It doesn't cure the cancer, but extends life by about twenty years. What is the effect on incidence? a) Incidence stays the same b) Incidence decreases c) Incidence increases d) What is incidence? e) Incidence will increase for those that get treatment 2) A new treatment has been developed for pancreatic cancer. It doesn't cure the cancer, but extends life by about twenty years. What is the effect on prevalence? a) Prevalence stays the same b) Prevalence decreases c) Prevalence increases d) What is Prevalence? e) Prevalence will decrease for some populations 3) There is a war and certain supplies have stopped shipping, including the medicines used to treat Disease A. People with Disease A are now dying faster. Disease A is not contagious. What is the effect on incidence?  a) Incidence stays the same b) Incidence increases c) Incidence decreases d) What is incidence? e) Incidence will increase for those that have been diagnosed with Disease A 4) There is a war and certain supplies have stopped shipping, including the medicines used to treat Disease A. People with Disease A are now dying faster. Disease A is not contagious. What is the effect on prevalence?  a) Prevalence stays the same b) Prevalence increases c) Prevalence decreases d) What is prevalence? e) Prevalence will increase for those that have been diagnosed with Disease A 5) There is a new drug that can cure a large proportion of individuals with pancreatic cancer. What effect will this have on the prevalence of pancreatic cancer? a) Prevalence stays the same b) Prevalence increases c) Prevalence decreases d) What is prevalence? e) Prevalence will increase for those that have been diagnosed with Disease A 6) There is a new drug that can cure a large proportion of individuals with pancreatic cancer. What effect will this have on the incidence of pancreatic cancer? a) Incidence stays the same b) Incidence increases c) Incidence decreases d) What is incidence? e) Incidence will increase for those that have been diagnosed with Disease A 7) Flu vaccines are generally made preemptively, but this year one was made after infections began and it is 90% effective. What effect will this likely have on the incidence of the flu for this season? a) Incidence stays the same b) Incidence increases c) Incidence decreases d) What is incidence? e) Incidence will increase for those that have been diagnosed with Disease A 8) Flu vaccines are generally made preemptively, but this year one was made after infections began and it is 90% effective. What effect will this likely have on the prevalence of the flu for this season? a) Prevalence stays the same b) Prevalence increases c) Prevalence decreases d) What is prevalence? e) Prevalence will increase for those that have been diagnosed with Disease A 9) Humanitarian aid workers have managed to get clean water to a part of the world with Polio. What will be the effect of the clean water on the prevalence of Polio in this area? a) Prevalence stays the same b) Prevalence increases c) Prevalence decreases d) What is prevalence? e) Prevalence will increase for those that have been diagnosed with Disease A 10) Humanitarian aid workers have managed to get clean water to a part of the world with Polio. What will be the effect of the clean water on the incidence of Polio in this area? a) Incidence stays the same b) Incidence increases c) Incidence decreases d) What is incidence? e) Incidence will increase for those that have been diagnosed with Disease A 11) One county in the United States has had very high rates of flu each year. Due to budget cuts, flu testing will no occur for this season. What will be the effect on the reported incidence? a) Reported incidence stays the same b) Reported incidence increases c) Reported incidence decreases d) What is reported incidence? e) Who decided to stop the testing? 12) One county in the United States has had very high rates of flu each year. Due to budget cuts, flu testing will no occur for this season. What will be the most likely effect on the actual incidence? a) Actual incidence stays the same b) Actual incidence increases c) Actual incidence decreases d) What is actual incidence? e) Who decided to stop the testing? 13) One county in the United States has had very high rates of flu each year. Due to budget cuts, flu testing will no occur for this season. What will be the effect on the reported prevalence? a) Reported prevalence stays the same b) Reported prevalence increases c) Reported prevalence decreases d) What is reported prevalence? e) Who decided to stop the testing? 14) One county in the United States has had very high rates of flu each year. Due to budget cuts, flu testing will no occur for this season. What will be the most likely effect on the actual prevalence? a) Actual prevalence stays the same b) Actual prevalence increases c) Actual prevalence decreases d) What is actual prevalence? e) Who decided to stop the testing? 15) One lab has invented a diagnostic test for the flu that is extremely sensitive. This test is immediately implemented in one county. What will be the most likely effect on the reported prevalence? a) Reported prevalence stays the same b) Reported prevalence increases c) Reported prevalence decreases d) What is reported prevalence? e) Reported prevalence will decrease only for those tested 16) One lab has invented a diagnostic test for the flu that is extremely sensitive. This test is immediately implemented in one county. What will be the most likely effect on the reported incidence? a) Reported incidence stays the same b) Reported incidence increases c) Reported incidence decreases d) What is reported incidence? e) Reported incidence will decrease only for those tested

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