Deck 14: Noncommunicable Diseases

Question 1

Examples of noncommunicable diseases include:

A) TB, Stroke
B) Cardiovascular disease, Diabetes
C) COPD, HPV
D) Stroke, helminthic infection

Answer 1

B

Question 2

The only region in which communicable diseases are the largest share of total deaths is:

A) South Asia
B) Sub-Saharan Africa
C) The Middle East and North Africa
D) Latin America and the Caribbean

Answer 2

B

Question 3

The leading cause of death globally for adults is:

A) TB
B) Diabetes
C) Ischemic heart disease
D) COPD

Answer 3

C

Question 4

Two of the primary risk factors for cardiovascular disease are:

A) Hypertension, obesity
B) Tobacco smoking, hepatitis
C) Excess alcohol consumption, HPV
D) None of these are correct

Question 5

There are several types of diabetes, including:

A) Type 1, Type 2
B) Gestational Diabetes
C) Type 1, Type 2, and Type 3
D) Both Type 1, Type 2 and gestational diabetes

Question 6

Risk factors for COPD include:

A) Ambient particulate matter pollution, tobacco smoking
B) Heart disease, high cholesterol
C) Diabetes, hypertension
D) Indoor air pollution, hypertension

Question 7

The leading form of cancer globally is:

A) Stomach
B) Prostate
C) Lung
D) Breast

Question 8

As country income level rises from lower-income to middle-income, what should we expect will happen to cancer as a share of the total burden of disease:

A) It should stay about the same
B) It will go up
C) It will go down
D) It will not follow any consistent pattern

Question 9

Which of the following is true:

A) Mental disorders are not associated directly or indirectly with many deaths
B) Mental disorders may be associated with more than 2 million deaths annually
C) Mental disorders are associated with deaths only through suicide
D) Mental disorders are not associated directly with any deaths

Question 10

A noncommunicable disease is one that:

A) Can spread from animal to human
B) Can spread from human to animal
C) Has a non-infectious cause
D) Cannot be spread from person to person by an infectious agent

Question 11

Overweight is defined as:

A) A body mass index over 20
B) A body mass index over 25
C) A body mass index over 27.5
D) A body mass index over 30

Question 12

As country incomes rises, what would you generally expect to happen to the burden of noncommunicable diseases as a share of the total disease burden?

A) It should go up
B) It should go down
C) It should stay about the same
D) There is no consistent relationship between the two as country incomes rise

Question 13

Cardiovascular disease includes:

A) Ischemic heart disease, stroke
B) Diabetes, stroke
C) Ischemic heart disease, COPD
D) Stroke, COPD

Question 14

A primary risk factor for diabetes is:

A) Tobacco consumption
B) Hypertension
C) High cholesterol
D) Lack of physical activity

Question 15

The number of people in the world with diabetes is:

A) Going down
B) Going up
C) Staying about the same
D) Not following any consistent trend

Question 16

Which of the following is true?

A) Cancer takes the same forms among men and women
B) The rates of different forms of cancer are the same in different regions
C) The rates of different forms of cancer differ by region
D) Cancers follow no particular pattern globally

Question 17

The most common cause of cancer death globally is:

A) Prostate
B) Lung
C) Breast
D) Colorectal

Question 18

As country income level rises from middle-income to high-income, what do we expect will happen over time to the prevalence of tobacco smoking?

A) It will go up
B) It will go down
C) It will stay about the same
D) It will not follow any consistent pattern