Question 1

The elimination of diseases refers to:

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A)   The disease no longer being present in a specific place
B)   The end of an epidemic
C)   There no longer being any cases or transmission in the world
D)   The curtailing of reemergence of a diseaseE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 2

Some of the pressures leading to the development of resistant strains of bacteria include:

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A)   Overuse of antibiotics
B)   Counterfeit drugs, Poor prescribing practices
C)   Poor patient compliance with taking prescribed drugs
D)   All of these are correctE) C) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 3

Three of the five leading causes of death from communicable diseases globally are:

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A)   Measles, rubella, tetanus
B)   Measles, diphtheria, malaria
C)   Lower respiratory infections, TB, HIV
D)   Measles, TBE) C) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 4

An example of a reemerging infectious disease would be:

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A)   Ebola in West Africa in 2015
B)   The first appearance of toxic shock syndrome in the US
C)   Legionnaire's disease in Philadelphia in the US
D)   All of these are correctE) C) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 5

One Health can best be described as an approach that focuses on:

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A)   People to people interaction
B)   A multidisciplinary approach that takes account of the interaction between people, animals, and the environment
C)   Animal and people interaction
D)   ZoonesesE) A) and B)
F) C) and D)

Question 6

Vaccine preventable diseases include:

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A)   Pertussis, measles, tetanus
B)   Pertussis, diphtheria, hookworm
C)   Tetanus, schistosomiasis, measles
D)   Hookworm, measlesE) None of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 7

Drug resistance refers to:

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A)   The ability of a bacteria, virus, or parasite to mutate
B)   The development by a bacteria, virus, or parasite of the ability to resist drug treatment
C)   The development by a bacteria, virus or parasite to not be vaccine preventable
D)   All of these are correctE) A) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 8

Diseases treated through mass chemotherapy include:

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A)   Schistosomiasis
B)   Hookworm
C)   Pneumonia
D)   Both Schistosomiasis and HookwormE) B) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 9

Communicable diseases are:

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A)   Diseases that can spread from person to person
B)   Diseases that can spread from people to animals
C)   Diseases that can spread from people to people, animals to people, animals to animals, or people to animals
D)   Diseases that can spread from animals to peopleE) All of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 10

Diseases to which resistance is a significant issue include

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A)   TB
B)   Malaria
C)   Gonorrhea
D)   All of these are correctE) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 11

Some of the pressures leading to the emergence and reemergence of infectious diseases include:

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A)   People living in close proximity with animals, destruction of animal habitat
B)   International travel, breakdown of public health measures
C)   Misuse of antibiotics
D)   All of these are correctE) B) and C)
F) All of the above

Question 12

Zoonoses refers to:

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A)   The spread of infection from people to animals
B)   The spread of infection from animals to people
C)   The spread of infection from animals to people and back again to animals
D)   Both The spread of infection from people to animals and the spread of infection from animals to peopleE) A) and C)
F) All of the above B

Question 13

The economic costs of outbreaks of disease such as Mad Cow or Ebola appear to vary most with:

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A)   How many people get sick from the disease
B)   How many people die of the disease
C)   How many people get disabled by the disease
D)   People's perceptions of the risks that the disease might spreadE) B) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 14

How does the burden of communicable diseases vary as country incomes go up:

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A)   Communicable diseases go up
B)   Communicable diseases go down
C)   Communicable diseases stay about the same
D)   The burden of communicable diseases varies widelyE) A) and B)
F) A) and C) B

Question 15

The burden of communicable diseases is highest in which region:

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A)   Sub-Saharan Africa
B)   South Asia
C)   The Middle East and North Africa
D)   Latin America and the CaribbeanE) All of the above
F) B) and D)

Question 16

Addressing malaria requires, among other things:

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A)   People sleeping under bed-nets, indoor residual spraying
B)   Intermittent treatment of pregnant women and infants, early confirmed diagnosis and treatment
C)   Vaccination
D)   People sleeping under bed-nets, indoor residual spraying, intermittent treatment of pregnant women and infants and early confirmed diagnosis and treatmentE) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 17

The eradication of disease refers to:

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A)   The end of an epidemic
B)   The disease no longer being present in a specific place
C)   There no longer being cases or transmission of the disease in the world
D)   Stopping an emerging diseaseE) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 18

A reemerging infectious disease is a disease that:

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A)   Appears for the first time
B)   Appears in a new form or place
C)   Mutates
D)   All of these are correctE) A) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 19

An example of an emerging infectious disease would be:

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A)   The resurgence of syphilis in 2018
B)   HIV in the 1980s
C)   The outbreak of measles in the US in 2019
D)   All of these are correctE) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 20

What are the relative costs of treating a drug susceptible form of disease, compared to treating a resistant strain of the same disease?

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A)   They are lower
B)   They are higher
C)   They are about the same
D)   There is no patternE) All of the above
F) B) and C) A

Exam 13: Communicable Diseases

The elimination of diseases refers to:

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Some of the pressures leading to the development of resistant strains of bacteria include:

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Three of the five leading causes of death from communicable diseases globally are:

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An example of a reemerging infectious disease would be:

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One Health can best be described as an approach that focuses on:

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Vaccine preventable diseases include:

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Drug resistance refers to:

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Diseases treated through mass chemotherapy include:

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Communicable diseases are:

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Diseases to which resistance is a significant issue include

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Some of the pressures leading to the emergence and reemergence of infectious diseases include:

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Zoonoses refers to:

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The economic costs of outbreaks of disease such as Mad Cow or Ebola appear to vary most with:

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How does the burden of communicable diseases vary as country incomes go up:

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The burden of communicable diseases is highest in which region:

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Addressing malaria requires, among other things:

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The eradication of disease refers to:

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A reemerging infectious disease is a disease that:

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