Epidemiology Trivia
From John Snow's water pump to the Spanish Flu, see if you have the viral knowledge to survive the next great pandemic without losing your mind.
EXAMPLE QUESTIONS
Originating in 1817 in the Bengal region near Calcutta, which country is the birthplace of the first worldwide cholera pandemic?
India
What epidemiological term describes the point where a population has enough immune individuals to prevent a disease from spreading effectively?
Herd immunity
What term describes a disease that is constantly present within a specific population or geographic area at a relatively stable, baseline level?
Endemic
What public health term refers specifically to the separation of individuals who are already sick with a contagious disease to prevent further spread?
Isolation
The 2014-2016 Ebola epidemic, the largest outbreak of the virus in history, began in which West African country?
Guinea