Global Health | Final Exam Set 2 Questions and Answers with
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Question 1.
all communicable diseases are due to
Correct Answer: infections with microorganisms
Question 2.
example of an infectious disease that is not contagious
Correct Answer: food poisoning
Question 3.
transfer through direct or indirect contact involving transmission of pathogens and are
CONTAGIOUS
Correct Answer: communicable diseases
Question 4.
examples of communicable diseases
Correct Answer: cold, flu, chicken pox, AIDS, hepatitis, measles, meningitis, and
malaria
Question 5.
malaria is a unique communicable disease as it is communicable but NOT contagious
Correct Answer: malaria
Question 6.
occur through indirect contact via insect vectors (mosquitoes) which carry the parasite.
Thus, it is communicable but not contagious (not spread directly from person to person)
Correct Answer: malaria infections
Question 7.
develop overtime through heredity, environment, and/or lifestyle and are NOT contagious
Correct Answer: noncommunicable diseases
Question 8.
examples of noncommunicable diseases
Correct Answer: cardiovascular disease (CD), diabetes, mental health disorders,
cancer, and stroke
,Question 9.
causes of death in 15-49 year olds, 2017
Correct Answer: #3: HIV/AIDS #7: Tuberculosis #10: Lower respiratory infections
Question 10.
communicable/noncommu- nicable tree
Correct Answer: lack of health services, sanitation, and unhealthy behaviors
(risk factors) made TB, diarrheal, lower respiratory, HIV/AIDS, malaria, measles
grow
Question 11.
cause > bacteria vector > tick symptoms > fever, headache, chills and muscle aches
treatment > antibiotics, possibly blood transfusion
Correct Answer: anaplasmosis
Question 12.
portal of entry > skin symptoms > localized swelling or hardness progressing to deep
ulcer, typically on the arms and legs (can also affect bone and destroy skin or soft tissue)
method of transmission > contaminated water
Correct Answer: buruli ulcer
Question 13.
parasitic disease cause > microscopic, threat-like worms (they live in the human lymph
system, which maintains the body's fluid balance and fights infections) symptoms > lymph
can't return to the circulatory system; localized edema
Correct Answer: lymphatic filariasis
Question 14.
a contagious bacterial infection of the eye in which there is inflamed granulation on the
inner surface of the lids (world's leading cause of preventable blindness of infectious
origin) spread > through direct personal contact, shared towels and cloths, and flies that
have come in contact with the eyes or nose of an infected person
Correct Answer: trachoma
Question 15.
la crosse encephalitis
Correct Answer: viral disease spread to people by the bite of an infected
mosquito
Question 16.
DALYs
, Correct Answer:
Question 17.
communicable (maternal, perinatal, and nutritional conditions): 28% noncommunicable
diseases: 58% injuries: 10%
Correct Answer: DALYs in 2017: world
Question 18.
DALYs in 2017: subsaharan africa region
Correct Answer: communicable, maternal, perinatal, and nutritional conditions:
75% noncommunicable: 19% injuries: 6%
Question 19.
mortality: high income vs africa regions
Correct Answer: africa region vs european region africa had higher
communicable rates european region has higher noncommunicable disease rate
Question 20.
another disparity: communicable diseases are main cause of death among children under
5
Correct Answer: **a majority are infectious
Question 21.
cause of childhood death in the world (kids under 5 years old)
Correct Answer: #1: lower respiratory infections #2: neontal preterm
complications diarrhea - 10% malaria - 7% pneumonia - 13%
Question 22.
top 10 causes of death in low
Correct Answer: everyone in low-income countries 1: lower respiratory
infections 2: diarrheal diseases
Question 23.
99% of deaths due to HIV, TB, and malaria occur in low income countries in africa and
south asia
Correct Answer:
Question 24.
prevalence of HIV among adults aged 15-49
Correct Answer: top three countries: swaizland, lesotho, bostwana
100% Correct Answers | Latest Version
Question 1.
all communicable diseases are due to
Correct Answer: infections with microorganisms
Question 2.
example of an infectious disease that is not contagious
Correct Answer: food poisoning
Question 3.
transfer through direct or indirect contact involving transmission of pathogens and are
CONTAGIOUS
Correct Answer: communicable diseases
Question 4.
examples of communicable diseases
Correct Answer: cold, flu, chicken pox, AIDS, hepatitis, measles, meningitis, and
malaria
Question 5.
malaria is a unique communicable disease as it is communicable but NOT contagious
Correct Answer: malaria
Question 6.
occur through indirect contact via insect vectors (mosquitoes) which carry the parasite.
Thus, it is communicable but not contagious (not spread directly from person to person)
Correct Answer: malaria infections
Question 7.
develop overtime through heredity, environment, and/or lifestyle and are NOT contagious
Correct Answer: noncommunicable diseases
Question 8.
examples of noncommunicable diseases
Correct Answer: cardiovascular disease (CD), diabetes, mental health disorders,
cancer, and stroke
,Question 9.
causes of death in 15-49 year olds, 2017
Correct Answer: #3: HIV/AIDS #7: Tuberculosis #10: Lower respiratory infections
Question 10.
communicable/noncommu- nicable tree
Correct Answer: lack of health services, sanitation, and unhealthy behaviors
(risk factors) made TB, diarrheal, lower respiratory, HIV/AIDS, malaria, measles
grow
Question 11.
cause > bacteria vector > tick symptoms > fever, headache, chills and muscle aches
treatment > antibiotics, possibly blood transfusion
Correct Answer: anaplasmosis
Question 12.
portal of entry > skin symptoms > localized swelling or hardness progressing to deep
ulcer, typically on the arms and legs (can also affect bone and destroy skin or soft tissue)
method of transmission > contaminated water
Correct Answer: buruli ulcer
Question 13.
parasitic disease cause > microscopic, threat-like worms (they live in the human lymph
system, which maintains the body's fluid balance and fights infections) symptoms > lymph
can't return to the circulatory system; localized edema
Correct Answer: lymphatic filariasis
Question 14.
a contagious bacterial infection of the eye in which there is inflamed granulation on the
inner surface of the lids (world's leading cause of preventable blindness of infectious
origin) spread > through direct personal contact, shared towels and cloths, and flies that
have come in contact with the eyes or nose of an infected person
Correct Answer: trachoma
Question 15.
la crosse encephalitis
Correct Answer: viral disease spread to people by the bite of an infected
mosquito
Question 16.
DALYs
, Correct Answer:
Question 17.
communicable (maternal, perinatal, and nutritional conditions): 28% noncommunicable
diseases: 58% injuries: 10%
Correct Answer: DALYs in 2017: world
Question 18.
DALYs in 2017: subsaharan africa region
Correct Answer: communicable, maternal, perinatal, and nutritional conditions:
75% noncommunicable: 19% injuries: 6%
Question 19.
mortality: high income vs africa regions
Correct Answer: africa region vs european region africa had higher
communicable rates european region has higher noncommunicable disease rate
Question 20.
another disparity: communicable diseases are main cause of death among children under
5
Correct Answer: **a majority are infectious
Question 21.
cause of childhood death in the world (kids under 5 years old)
Correct Answer: #1: lower respiratory infections #2: neontal preterm
complications diarrhea - 10% malaria - 7% pneumonia - 13%
Question 22.
top 10 causes of death in low
Correct Answer: everyone in low-income countries 1: lower respiratory
infections 2: diarrheal diseases
Question 23.
99% of deaths due to HIV, TB, and malaria occur in low income countries in africa and
south asia
Correct Answer:
Question 24.
prevalence of HIV among adults aged 15-49
Correct Answer: top three countries: swaizland, lesotho, bostwana
