Public Health Exam UPDATED ACTUAL
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Which of the following is NOT one of the ten great public health achievements of the 20th century in
the US - CORRECT ANSWER Decreases in diabetes due to availability of insulin
A major risk factor for stroke is - CORRECT ANSWER high blood pressure
the following infectious disease of humans has been eradicated globally - CORRECT ANSWER
smallpox
the following infectious disease in animals has been eradicated globally - CORRECT ANSWER
rinderpest
one of the most successful and cost-effective public health intervention affecting health of population
is - CORRECT ANSWER immunization
in the 19th century typhoid fever and other infectious diseases such as cholera were thought to be
caused by - CORRECT ANSWER miasmas
the correct name for the cdc is to reflect its public health mission - CORRECT ANSWER
centers for disease control and prevention
mary mallon was identified as - CORRECT ANSWER a healthy carrier of typhoid fever
bacillus
this substance was added to water in the late 1940s in many communities and was instrumental in
reducing tooth decay in the US - CORRECT ANSWER fluoride
some newly recognized infectious diseases include all BUT - CORRECT ANSWER diptheria
the science of public health is - CORRECT ANSWER epidemiology
, sickness or disability is referred to as - CORRECT ANSWER morbidity
in 1918, the us life expectancy dropped to 39 years. this was due to - CORRECT ANSWER
influenza
this disease, epidemic in rural southern us in earlu 20th century was thought to be due to an infectious
disease, goldberger was convinced that the disease was a result of nutritional deficiency and used
prisoners in a study to test his hypothesis - CORRECT ANSWER pellagra
this infectious disease was declared officially eradicated from the americas in 2015 with the last
confirmed case occurring in Argentina in 2009 - CORRECT ANSWER german measles
(rubella)
in summer and fall 2016, health officials have been dealing with an epidemic of this disease
preventabvle hemorrhagic virus disease in angola and DRC - CORRECT ANSWER Yellow
fever
from jan 1 to aug 21, 2015, around 188 people from 24 states and dc were part of a multistate
breakout of this infectious disease traced to an important case in disneyland in california - CORRECT
ANSWER measles
ebola is contracted by - CORRECT ANSWER contact with body fluids
of the following, which is the most infectious - CORRECT ANSWER measles
the continuous monitoring and gathering of data and analyzing trends in order to detect potential
problems/outbreaks is called - CORRECT ANSWER surveillance
which of the following is not one of the original "basic six" public health functions of local public
health dept of the first 3 quarters of the 20th century - CORRECT ANSWER emergency
planning
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Which of the following is NOT one of the ten great public health achievements of the 20th century in
the US - CORRECT ANSWER Decreases in diabetes due to availability of insulin
A major risk factor for stroke is - CORRECT ANSWER high blood pressure
the following infectious disease of humans has been eradicated globally - CORRECT ANSWER
smallpox
the following infectious disease in animals has been eradicated globally - CORRECT ANSWER
rinderpest
one of the most successful and cost-effective public health intervention affecting health of population
is - CORRECT ANSWER immunization
in the 19th century typhoid fever and other infectious diseases such as cholera were thought to be
caused by - CORRECT ANSWER miasmas
the correct name for the cdc is to reflect its public health mission - CORRECT ANSWER
centers for disease control and prevention
mary mallon was identified as - CORRECT ANSWER a healthy carrier of typhoid fever
bacillus
this substance was added to water in the late 1940s in many communities and was instrumental in
reducing tooth decay in the US - CORRECT ANSWER fluoride
some newly recognized infectious diseases include all BUT - CORRECT ANSWER diptheria
the science of public health is - CORRECT ANSWER epidemiology
, sickness or disability is referred to as - CORRECT ANSWER morbidity
in 1918, the us life expectancy dropped to 39 years. this was due to - CORRECT ANSWER
influenza
this disease, epidemic in rural southern us in earlu 20th century was thought to be due to an infectious
disease, goldberger was convinced that the disease was a result of nutritional deficiency and used
prisoners in a study to test his hypothesis - CORRECT ANSWER pellagra
this infectious disease was declared officially eradicated from the americas in 2015 with the last
confirmed case occurring in Argentina in 2009 - CORRECT ANSWER german measles
(rubella)
in summer and fall 2016, health officials have been dealing with an epidemic of this disease
preventabvle hemorrhagic virus disease in angola and DRC - CORRECT ANSWER Yellow
fever
from jan 1 to aug 21, 2015, around 188 people from 24 states and dc were part of a multistate
breakout of this infectious disease traced to an important case in disneyland in california - CORRECT
ANSWER measles
ebola is contracted by - CORRECT ANSWER contact with body fluids
of the following, which is the most infectious - CORRECT ANSWER measles
the continuous monitoring and gathering of data and analyzing trends in order to detect potential
problems/outbreaks is called - CORRECT ANSWER surveillance
which of the following is not one of the original "basic six" public health functions of local public
health dept of the first 3 quarters of the 20th century - CORRECT ANSWER emergency
planning
