Deck 4: Epidemiology: Prevention and Control of Diseases and Health Conditions

Question 1

The center of the multicausation disease model is behavioral choices.

Answer 1

False

Question 2

Years of potential life lost (YPLL)is the single best way to prioritize prevention and control efforts.

Answer 2

False

Question 3

Diseases for which the reservoir resides in animal populations are called anthroponoses.

Answer 3

False

Question 4

Noncommunicable diseases have complex etiologies.

Question 5

Osteoarthritis and diabetes are examples of

A)acute communicable diseases
B)acute noncommunicable diseases
C)chronic communicable diseases
D)chronic noncommunicable diseases

Question 6

The capability of a communicable disease agent to cause disease in a susceptible host is

A)pathogenicity
B)infectivity
C)etiology
D)indirect transmission

Question 7

A pathogenic agent enters a susceptible host through a

A)portal of exit
B)carrier
C)portal of entry
D)reservoir

Question 8

AIDS and tuberculosis are examples of chronic communicable diseases.

Question 9

The common cold is an example of a chronic communicable disease.

Question 10

Airborne,vehicleborne,and vectorborne are considered indirect modes of transmission.

Question 11

Tuberculosis and influenza are examples of

A)airborne diseases
B)vectorborne diseases
C)zoonoses
D)vehicleborne diseases

Question 12

Appendicitis and poisoning are examples of

A)acute communicable diseases
B)acute noncommunicable diseases
C)chronic communicable diseases
D)chronic noncommunicable diseases

Question 13

In the communicable disease model,the cause of a disease or health problem is the host.

Question 14

The ability of a biological agent to enter and grow in the host is pathogenicity.

Question 15

Diseases of the heart and blood vessels are the leading cause of death in the United States.

Question 16

In the chain of infection,a disease-producing agent leaves its reservoir through a portal of entry.

Question 17

Mammography for breast cancer is an example of primary prevention.

Question 18

Coronary heart disease is an example of a chronic noncommunicable disease.

Question 19

The early diagnosis and prompt treatment of diseases before the disease becomes advanced and disability becomes severe is secondary prevention.

Question 20

Drugs,pesticides,and food additives are examples of chemical agents.

Question 21

Communities implementing case-finding measures and providing adequate health personnel,equipment,and facilities for the community are examples of

A)tertiary prevention of communicable diseases
B)tertiary prevention of noncommunicable diseases
C)secondary prevention of communicable diseases
D)secondary prevention of noncommunicable diseases

Question 22

List and explain the three ways communities can prioritize prevention and control efforts.

Question 23

Describe the difference between prevention and intervention,and tell which is more desirable.

Question 24

Provide at least three examples each of how communities can prevent communicable diseases and how individuals can prevent communicable diseases.

Question 25

Explain the multicausation disease model.

Question 26

Explain the difference between isolation and quarantine.

Question 27

Explain the difference between acute and chronic diseases,and provide at least two examples of each.

Question 28

In order,list the links in the chain of infection.

Question 29

Explain the difference between modifiable and unmodifiable risk factors to improve health?

Question 30

One's race and age are examples of

A)modifiable risk factors
B)unmodifiable risk factors
C)bloodborne pathogens
D)metastasis

Question 31

Inspection of restaurants and immunization programs that reach all citizens are examples of

A)primary prevention of communicable diseases
B)primary prevention of noncommunicable diseases
C)secondary prevention of communicable diseases
D)secondary prevention of noncommunicable diseases

Question 32

Adequate food supply and getting regular exercise are examples of

A)primary prevention of communicable diseases
B)primary prevention of noncommunicable diseases
C)secondary prevention of communicable diseases
D)secondary prevention of noncommunicable diseases

Question 33

Health screenings are important measures in

A)primary prevention
B)secondary prevention
C)tertiary prevention
D)none of the above

Question 34

Health education and health promotion programs are examples of

A)primary prevention
B)secondary prevention
C)tertiary prevention
D)none of the above

Question 35

Self-diagnosis and treatment with nonprescription medication for the common cold is an example of

A)primary prevention of communicable diseases
B)primary prevention of noncommunicable diseases
C)secondary prevention of communicable diseases
D)secondary prevention of noncommunicable diseases

Question 36

Community efforts aimed at preventing the recurrence of an epidemic is an example of

A)tertiary prevention of communicable diseases
B)tertiary prevention of noncommunicable diseases
C)secondary prevention of communicable diseases
D)secondary prevention of noncommunicable diseases

Question 37

To retrain,reeducate,and rehabilitate a patient who has already incurred a disability is

A)primary prevention
B)secondary prevention
C)tertiary prevention
D)none of the above

Question 38

When prioritizing prevention and control efforts,health officials use data from

A)leading causes of death
B)years of potential life lost
C)economic cost to society
D)all of the above

Question 39

Describe and provide at least two examples of direct transmission of communicable diseases.

Question 40

Explain the differences between communicable and noncommunicable diseases.