Public Health MidTerm

Question 1

Public health measures that contribute most to people being healthier today than they were a century ago are:

Answer 1

Sanitation, better nutrition, and occupational safety

Question 2

The core functions of public health are:

Answer 2

Politics limits people’s freedom to improve their health

Question 3

Primary prevention refers to:

Answer 3

Prevention of exposure to risk factors

Question 4

Which of the following is true of politics and public health?

Answer 4

Politics limits people’s freedom to improve their health

Question 5

Public health interventions are:

Answer 5

Measures that interrupt the chain of causation that leads to an illness or injury

Question 6

Which of the following is true of public health assessment?

Answer 6

It includes collection and analysis of information.

Question 7

Which of the following is true of public health assurance?

Answer 7

It includes collection and analysis of information.

Question 8

Vaccines are an example of:

Answer 8

Primary prevention

Question 9

Environmental health does not include:

Answer 9

Treatment of lung cancer

Question 10

True or False

People have no control over their own health.

Answer 10

True

Question 11

Which of the following is not part of the chain of causation?

Answer 11

Assessment

Question 12

The lesson of the “tragedy of the commons” for public health is that:

Answer 12

Under some circumstances, a community benefits when every individual acts for his or her own gain.

Question 13

Which of the following measures could be considered primarily an attempt to legislate morality?

Answer 13

Laws prohibiting an adult from having sex with a child

Question 14

The level of government that, according to the Constitution, has the primary responsibility for the health of the population is:

Answer 14

Federal

Question 15

John Snow is called the father of modern epidemiology because:

Answer 15

He discovered the bacteria that cause cholera.

Question 16

Which of the following is not required by law to report to the county or state health department when they encounter a notifiable disease?

Answer 16

Patient

Question 17

From an epidemiologic perspective, which of the following is not true of chronic diseases?

Answer 17

They are more likely to be fatal than infectious diseases.

Question 18

Data is collected on all of the following events as part of vital statistics except:

Answer 18

Abortions

Question 19

Which of the following is not part of the chain of infection?

Answer 19

Immunization

Question 20

Herd immunity works by emphasizing the philosophy that vaccination of the BLANK provides protection to BLANK individuals.

Answer 20

Majority; Vaccinated

Question 21

Which of the following statements about infectious diseases is true?

Answer 21

Infectious diseases are the leading cause of death in the United States.

Question 22

Which of the following statements about infectious diseases is not true?

Answer 22

Vaccines are available for all known infectious diseases.

Question 23

Which of the following statements about the method of transmission of some infectious diseases is not true?

Answer 23

AIDS is spread by a vector.

Question 24

Which of the following diseases is caused by a virus?

Answer 24

Smallpox

Question 25

Which of the following is a method of interrupting the chain of infection?

Answer 25

Immunization, Hand-washing, Quarantine

Question 26

The interval between exposure to an infectious agent and the appearance of the symptoms of the disease is called the:

Answer 26

Incubation period

Question 27

An infected individual who does not exhibit symptoms of a disease and is capable of spreading the disease to others is called a:

Answer 27

Carrier

Question 28

The ratio of the number of people exposed to the number of people affected by a disease is called:

Answer 28

Prevalence

Question 29

The study of the occurrence, frequency and distribution of diseases of conditions in a population is:

Answer 29

Epidemiology

Question 30

Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever is transmitted by:

Answer 30

Dog Tick

Question 31

Pediculosis is an infestation of:

Answer 31

Lice

Question 32

Which is the common name used for the Norway rat Ratus Norvegicus:

Answer 32

Brown Rat

Question 33

Refuse storage containers should have:

Answer 33

A tight fitting cover, Be constructed of metal or other resistant material, Be corrosion resistant

Question 34

Rattus Rattus is also referred to as the:

Answer 34

House Rat, Norway Rat, Roof Rat

Question 35

House flies prefer to bread in:

Answer 35

Garbage and Manure

Question 36

Which of the following diseases is NOT associated with rats in some way:

Answer 36

Leptospirosis

Question 37

In the logarithmic growth phase, the organisms reproduce _____:

Answer 37

Geometrically, Exponentially, Algebraically

Question 38

Malaria is spread by:

Answer 38

Anopheles quadrimaculatus

Question 39

Which of the following is NOT spread by nose and throat discharges?

Answer 39

Typhoid Fever

Question 40

The flea most associated with plague is:

Answer 40

Oriental Rat Flea