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HCA JMU Health 100 Exam 1
Questions & Answers
1. Mortality
Answer The proportion of deaths to population
2. Life expectancy
Answer Expected number of years of life remaining at a given age, such as birth
3. Chronic disease
Answer A disease that typically begins slowly, progresses and persists, with a variety
of signs and symptoms that can be treated but not cured
4. Healthy life expectancy
Answer Expected number of years of full health remaining at a given age, such as at
birth
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5. Health-related quality of life
Answer Assessment of impact of health- including ele- ments of physical, mental,
emotional, and social function- on overall quality of life
6. Health
Answer The ever-changing process of achieving individual potential in the physi- cal,
social, emotional, intellectual, spiritual, and environmental dimensions
7. Infectious disease
Answer Conditions caused by pathogens such as bacteria, viruses, parasites or fungi;
the diseases can be spread, directly or indirectly, from one person to another.
8. Morbidity rate
Answer The relative incidence of disease among a population
9. Mortality rate
Answer The proportion of deaths to population in a given period of time
10. Medical Model
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HCA JMU Health 100 Exam 1
Questions & Answers
1. Mortality
Answer The proportion of deaths to population
2. Life expectancy
Answer Expected number of years of life remaining at a given age, such as birth
3. Chronic disease
Answer A disease that typically begins slowly, progresses and persists, with a variety
of signs and symptoms that can be treated but not cured
4. Healthy life expectancy
Answer Expected number of years of full health remaining at a given age, such as at
birth
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5. Health-related quality of life
Answer Assessment of impact of health- including ele- ments of physical, mental,
emotional, and social function- on overall quality of life
6. Health
Answer The ever-changing process of achieving individual potential in the physi- cal,
social, emotional, intellectual, spiritual, and environmental dimensions
7. Infectious disease
Answer Conditions caused by pathogens such as bacteria, viruses, parasites or fungi;
the diseases can be spread, directly or indirectly, from one person to another.
8. Morbidity rate
Answer The relative incidence of disease among a population
9. Mortality rate
Answer The proportion of deaths to population in a given period of time
10. Medical Model
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