PH 335 EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT SOLUTION
According to Healthy People 2010, the social environment includes: - ANSWER Housing,
transportation, urban development
2. Which of the following outcomes is not usually associated with world population
growth? - ANSWER Prosperity
The environment plays a role in human health through associations with - ANSWER All of
the above
The estimated global burden of disease linked to environmental sources is - ANSWER
25-33%
Why do children in comparison with adults represent a group that is especially
vulnerable to environmental hazards? Choose the incorrect answer - ANSWER They
spend more time indoors
Reasons for the potential spread of avian influenza include - ANSWER intensive animal
husbandry practices
identify the incorrect statement: The 2009 swine flu outbreak - ANSWER was caused by
the H5N1 virus
environmental risk transition is most likely to be characterized by - ANSWER control of
household risks and creation of a new set of problems
currently, the number of years required for the world's population is double is approx -
ANSWER 43 years
in 2050, the world's three most populous countries will be - ANSWER india, china, US
the natural population replacement fertility rate in the US is estimated to be - ANSWER
2.1 births per woman
the epidemiologic risk transition is characterized by a - ANSWER growing burden of
chronic, degenerative diseases
Stage 1 of the demographic transition demonstrates - ANSWER fertility and mortality
rates are high
stage 2 of the demographic transition demonstrates - ANSWER drop in mortality rates;
high fertility rates
, stage 3 of the demographic transition demonstrates - ANSWER dropping fertility rates;
more even age and sex distributions
the effects of rapid growth of the world's population include - ANSWER all of the above
environmental health compromises those aspects of human health that are determined
by - ANSWER all of the above
The author of the First Essay on population was - ANSWER Thomas Malthus
Which of the following statements is untrue about ecosystems? - ANSWER human
beings are not considered to be a part of ecosystems
the author of On Airs, Waters and Places was - ANSWER hippocrates
On Airs, Waters and Places was significant because it - ANSWER emphasized the role of
the environment in peoples health
Lemuel Shattuck's proposals set fort in the Report of the Sanitary Conditions of
Massachusetts: - ANSWER all of the above
An example of a zoonotic disease is - ANSWER anthrax
which of the following statements about zoonotic diseases is most likely to be true? -
ANSWER an animal infected with a zoonotic agent may be free from symptoms
Methods for transmission of zoonotic pathogens include - ANSWER all of the above
examples of disease vectors are - ANSWER all of the above
which of the following is an example of a vector-borne disease? - ANSWER The "black
death"
The most deadly form of malaria is caused by - ANSWER P. falciparum
Resurgence of malaria has been attributed to - ANSWER A & B
The causative agent for malaria is a type of - ANSWER protozoa
the causative agent for leishmaniasis is a type of - ANSWER rickettsial agent
leishmaniasis is endemic to - ANSWER the middle east
the infectious agent for plague is a - ANSWER bacterium
In the western US, the natural reservoir for plague is - ANSWER ground squirrels
One of the differences between lyme dises and RMSF is that - ANSWER lyme disease is
caused by a bacterium and RSMF by a rickettsial agent
Arborviral diseases - ANSWER all of the above
CORRECT SOLUTION
According to Healthy People 2010, the social environment includes: - ANSWER Housing,
transportation, urban development
2. Which of the following outcomes is not usually associated with world population
growth? - ANSWER Prosperity
The environment plays a role in human health through associations with - ANSWER All of
the above
The estimated global burden of disease linked to environmental sources is - ANSWER
25-33%
Why do children in comparison with adults represent a group that is especially
vulnerable to environmental hazards? Choose the incorrect answer - ANSWER They
spend more time indoors
Reasons for the potential spread of avian influenza include - ANSWER intensive animal
husbandry practices
identify the incorrect statement: The 2009 swine flu outbreak - ANSWER was caused by
the H5N1 virus
environmental risk transition is most likely to be characterized by - ANSWER control of
household risks and creation of a new set of problems
currently, the number of years required for the world's population is double is approx -
ANSWER 43 years
in 2050, the world's three most populous countries will be - ANSWER india, china, US
the natural population replacement fertility rate in the US is estimated to be - ANSWER
2.1 births per woman
the epidemiologic risk transition is characterized by a - ANSWER growing burden of
chronic, degenerative diseases
Stage 1 of the demographic transition demonstrates - ANSWER fertility and mortality
rates are high
stage 2 of the demographic transition demonstrates - ANSWER drop in mortality rates;
high fertility rates
, stage 3 of the demographic transition demonstrates - ANSWER dropping fertility rates;
more even age and sex distributions
the effects of rapid growth of the world's population include - ANSWER all of the above
environmental health compromises those aspects of human health that are determined
by - ANSWER all of the above
The author of the First Essay on population was - ANSWER Thomas Malthus
Which of the following statements is untrue about ecosystems? - ANSWER human
beings are not considered to be a part of ecosystems
the author of On Airs, Waters and Places was - ANSWER hippocrates
On Airs, Waters and Places was significant because it - ANSWER emphasized the role of
the environment in peoples health
Lemuel Shattuck's proposals set fort in the Report of the Sanitary Conditions of
Massachusetts: - ANSWER all of the above
An example of a zoonotic disease is - ANSWER anthrax
which of the following statements about zoonotic diseases is most likely to be true? -
ANSWER an animal infected with a zoonotic agent may be free from symptoms
Methods for transmission of zoonotic pathogens include - ANSWER all of the above
examples of disease vectors are - ANSWER all of the above
which of the following is an example of a vector-borne disease? - ANSWER The "black
death"
The most deadly form of malaria is caused by - ANSWER P. falciparum
Resurgence of malaria has been attributed to - ANSWER A & B
The causative agent for malaria is a type of - ANSWER protozoa
the causative agent for leishmaniasis is a type of - ANSWER rickettsial agent
leishmaniasis is endemic to - ANSWER the middle east
the infectious agent for plague is a - ANSWER bacterium
In the western US, the natural reservoir for plague is - ANSWER ground squirrels
One of the differences between lyme dises and RMSF is that - ANSWER lyme disease is
caused by a bacterium and RSMF by a rickettsial agent
Arborviral diseases - ANSWER all of the above
