GLOBAL HEALTH 13/14
A non communicable disease is one that: - ✅✅-Cannot be spread from
person to person by an infectious agent
✅✅-Lack of physical activity
A primary risk for diabetes is: -
Addressing malaria requires, among other things: - ✅✅-People sleeping
under bed-nets, indoor residual spraying, intermittent treatment of pregnant
women and infants and early confirmed diagnosis and treatment
An example of an emerging infectious disease would be: - ✅✅-HIV in the
1980s
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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? - -It
will go down
As country income rises, what would you generally expect to happen to the
✅✅
burden of non communicable diseases as a shared of the total disease
burden? - -It should go down.
Body Mass index is: - ✅✅ -Weight of a person in kilograms, divided by the
square of the person's height in meters
Cardiovascular disease includes: - ✅✅-Ischemic heart disease , stroke
Disease to which resistance is a significant issue include: - ✅✅-A. TB
B. Malaria
C. Gonorrhea
D. All of these are correct
D. All of these are correct
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How does the burden of communicable diseases vary as country incomes go
up: - -Communicable diseases go down
Overweight is defined as: - ✅✅-A body mass index of over 25
A non communicable disease is one that: - ✅✅-Cannot be spread from
person to person by an infectious agent
✅✅-Lack of physical activity
A primary risk for diabetes is: -
Addressing malaria requires, among other things: - ✅✅-People sleeping
under bed-nets, indoor residual spraying, intermittent treatment of pregnant
women and infants and early confirmed diagnosis and treatment
An example of an emerging infectious disease would be: - ✅✅-HIV in the
1980s
✅✅
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? - -It
will go down
As country income rises, what would you generally expect to happen to the
✅✅
burden of non communicable diseases as a shared of the total disease
burden? - -It should go down.
Body Mass index is: - ✅✅ -Weight of a person in kilograms, divided by the
square of the person's height in meters
Cardiovascular disease includes: - ✅✅-Ischemic heart disease , stroke
Disease to which resistance is a significant issue include: - ✅✅-A. TB
B. Malaria
C. Gonorrhea
D. All of these are correct
D. All of these are correct
✅✅
How does the burden of communicable diseases vary as country incomes go
up: - -Communicable diseases go down
Overweight is defined as: - ✅✅-A body mass index of over 25
