Deck 6: Emerging Disabilities Associated With Lifestyle and Climate Change

Question 1

Widespread increases in obesity have been linked to increases in the rates of all of the
Following conditions except:

A) Diabetes
B) Visual impairments and blindness
C) Heart disease
D) Sleep disorders

Answer 1

B

Question 2

Approximately _______ million Americans are currently living with diabetes mellitus.

A) 2
B) 2.9
C) 29
D) 209

Answer 2

C

Question 3

Diabetes mellitus is characterized by the inability or limited ability of the ________ to produce insulin, which processes blood sugar and facilitates circulation.

A) Spleen
B) Liver
C) Kidneys
D) pancreas

Answer 3

D

Question 4

The leading cause of death among Americans with diabetes mellitus is:

A) suicide
B) cardiovascular disease
C) infections from amputations
D) pneumonia

Question 5

Which type of diabetes mellitus has an unknown cause and is not preventable?

A) Type I
B) Type II
C) Type A
D) Type B

Question 6

Approximately how many Americans are currently living with asthma?

A) 230,000
B) 2.3 million
C) 23 million
D) 230 million

Question 7

Which of the following groups are NOT at increased risks for acquiring asthma?

A) People living in communities with air pollution or other environmental toxins
B) People living in poverty
C) AfricanAmericans
D) Conservative Republicans

Question 8

The most common form of heart disease in the United States is:

A) Acute angina
B) Coronary heart disease
C) Ventricular neuropathy
D) Arterial sclerosis

Question 9

_______________ is characterized by the immune system's inability to tolerate low-level chemicals in the person's home, work, or social environment that are easily tolerated by other people.

A) Asthma
B) Allergy
C) Low-level toxification syndrome
D) Multiple chemical sensitivity

Question 10

Between 1980 and 2014, approximately $1 trillion in property damage in the United States has been caused by:

A) Vandalism
B) Extreme weather events
C) Arson
D) Termites

Question 11

What two extreme weather events caused the greatest amounts of property damage and human casualties
in U.S. history?

Question 12

List three reasons given in the book for the increased incidence of multiple chemical sensitivity
in recent years.