BBH Final Exam 2026 Exam
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leading causes of death - ANSWER ✔✔1974-2024: heart disease
and cancer
1824-1924: tuberculosis and influenza
*mostly due to not being vaccinated
what accounts for the differences? - ANSWER ✔✔- shifts from
infections to chronic
- better understanding of what causes infectious diseases
,what is the shift in thinking about illness? - ANSWER ✔✔- grouping
similar ailments under a single "cause"
- recognition of the importance of data
human attempts to improve well being - ANSWER ✔✔- humans have
tried to improve their own health by making observations, controlling
their environment, food, and water
leviticus - ANSWER ✔✔- rules governing food safety and hygiene
role of healer - ANSWER ✔✔- someone who has developed
specialized knowledge in using plants, animal substances, and
behaviors
hippocrates - ANSWER ✔✔"cure sometimes, treat often, comfort
always."
- it is better to prevent than treat
- humors (blood, bile, phlegm)
*the shift from healer to doctor
galen - ANSWER ✔✔- expands on the work of hippocrates
- used dissections to make systematic observations of the body
- extensive dissections of animals
, middle ages - why the backslide? - ANSWER ✔✔- fall of the roman
empire, coupled with the spread of christianity and feudalism
development of a biomedical model - ANSWER ✔✔- cultural shift
emphasizing education, entrepreneurship, observation, and
experimentation (scientific advancements)
reductionism - ANSWER ✔✔- mechanistic approach, focus on
reducing to the simplest individual pieces of a system, which is the sum
of its parts (breaking down the parts to fix the whole)
- becomes a dominant paradigm in science and philosophy
lady wortley montagu - ANSWER ✔✔- She helped spread the use of
inoculation in Europe
- Smallpox inoculation
Edward Jenner - ANSWER ✔✔- Developed a vaccine for smallpox in
1796
- Cowpox inoculation
Ignaz Semmelweis - ANSWER ✔✔- Identified the cause of childbed
fever. Emphasized doctor cleanliness
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Questions and Answers |
Already Graded A+
leading causes of death - ANSWER ✔✔1974-2024: heart disease
and cancer
1824-1924: tuberculosis and influenza
*mostly due to not being vaccinated
what accounts for the differences? - ANSWER ✔✔- shifts from
infections to chronic
- better understanding of what causes infectious diseases
,what is the shift in thinking about illness? - ANSWER ✔✔- grouping
similar ailments under a single "cause"
- recognition of the importance of data
human attempts to improve well being - ANSWER ✔✔- humans have
tried to improve their own health by making observations, controlling
their environment, food, and water
leviticus - ANSWER ✔✔- rules governing food safety and hygiene
role of healer - ANSWER ✔✔- someone who has developed
specialized knowledge in using plants, animal substances, and
behaviors
hippocrates - ANSWER ✔✔"cure sometimes, treat often, comfort
always."
- it is better to prevent than treat
- humors (blood, bile, phlegm)
*the shift from healer to doctor
galen - ANSWER ✔✔- expands on the work of hippocrates
- used dissections to make systematic observations of the body
- extensive dissections of animals
, middle ages - why the backslide? - ANSWER ✔✔- fall of the roman
empire, coupled with the spread of christianity and feudalism
development of a biomedical model - ANSWER ✔✔- cultural shift
emphasizing education, entrepreneurship, observation, and
experimentation (scientific advancements)
reductionism - ANSWER ✔✔- mechanistic approach, focus on
reducing to the simplest individual pieces of a system, which is the sum
of its parts (breaking down the parts to fix the whole)
- becomes a dominant paradigm in science and philosophy
lady wortley montagu - ANSWER ✔✔- She helped spread the use of
inoculation in Europe
- Smallpox inoculation
Edward Jenner - ANSWER ✔✔- Developed a vaccine for smallpox in
1796
- Cowpox inoculation
Ignaz Semmelweis - ANSWER ✔✔- Identified the cause of childbed
fever. Emphasized doctor cleanliness
COPYRIGHT©NINJANERD 2025/2026. YEAR PUBLISHED 2026. COMPANY REGISTRATION NUMBER: 619652435. TERMS OF USE. PRIVACY
STATEMENT. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
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