WGU D402 KEY TERMS. EXAM 2025
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Germ theory of disease: - ANS an accepted scientific theory stating microorganisms, also
called pathogens or germs, can cause disease by invading humans, animals, or living hosts
penicillin: - ANS a medication used to treat infections that was discovered in 1928 by
Alexander Fleming and was one of the first medications against bacterial infections that had
previously killed many people
evidence-based medicine: - ANS an interdisciplinary approach that bases the treatment of a
health concern on the best available current research
Shattuck Report: - ANS a report written by Lemuel Shattuck in 1850 identifying public health
needs for Massachusetts; the report identified the importance of data such as birth and death
statistics to verify the cause and effect of poor hygiene on preventable diseases
pasteurization: - ANS heating liquids at high temperatures within a short period to kill
harmful microbes (bacteria) in milk, thus keeping foods safe and not affecting the nutritional
quality
vaccine: - ANS a prepared substance administered by injection, orally, or sprayed into the
nose to stimulate the body's immune response against a disease
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, community health: - ANS the health status of a defined geographic area with similar
characteristics
public health: - ANS the science of improving health and preventing and researching disease
states
community health assessment: - ANS the practice of conducting assessments of populations
at the local or state level
mortality: - ANS a measure of the number of deaths in a population
morbidity: - ANS the symptom or the amount of disease within a population
health determinants: - ANS conditions that affect the health of a community, such as safe
housing, transportation, racism, discrimination, job opportunities, language, and literacy skills
intervention: - ANS an action taken to improve (in the case of health) a health problem to
mitigate the harm resulting from the problem
socio-ecological model of health: - ANS factors that can affect health and explores the
relationship among health, the individual, the group, and the community
individual factors: - ANS the influence on an individual's behavior, for example, their
knowledge, attitudes, beliefs, and personality
interpersonal factors: - ANS the interactions with others, which may provide support or
create barriers to interpersonal growth
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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Germ theory of disease: - ANS an accepted scientific theory stating microorganisms, also
called pathogens or germs, can cause disease by invading humans, animals, or living hosts
penicillin: - ANS a medication used to treat infections that was discovered in 1928 by
Alexander Fleming and was one of the first medications against bacterial infections that had
previously killed many people
evidence-based medicine: - ANS an interdisciplinary approach that bases the treatment of a
health concern on the best available current research
Shattuck Report: - ANS a report written by Lemuel Shattuck in 1850 identifying public health
needs for Massachusetts; the report identified the importance of data such as birth and death
statistics to verify the cause and effect of poor hygiene on preventable diseases
pasteurization: - ANS heating liquids at high temperatures within a short period to kill
harmful microbes (bacteria) in milk, thus keeping foods safe and not affecting the nutritional
quality
vaccine: - ANS a prepared substance administered by injection, orally, or sprayed into the
nose to stimulate the body's immune response against a disease
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, community health: - ANS the health status of a defined geographic area with similar
characteristics
public health: - ANS the science of improving health and preventing and researching disease
states
community health assessment: - ANS the practice of conducting assessments of populations
at the local or state level
mortality: - ANS a measure of the number of deaths in a population
morbidity: - ANS the symptom or the amount of disease within a population
health determinants: - ANS conditions that affect the health of a community, such as safe
housing, transportation, racism, discrimination, job opportunities, language, and literacy skills
intervention: - ANS an action taken to improve (in the case of health) a health problem to
mitigate the harm resulting from the problem
socio-ecological model of health: - ANS factors that can affect health and explores the
relationship among health, the individual, the group, and the community
individual factors: - ANS the influence on an individual's behavior, for example, their
knowledge, attitudes, beliefs, and personality
interpersonal factors: - ANS the interactions with others, which may provide support or
create barriers to interpersonal growth
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