Public Health 150 Final? || ALL POSSIBLE QUESTIONS
WITH 100% CORRECT ANSWERS.
T/F: The fundamental maxim of public health is that the health of the individual is best
ensured by maintaining and improving the health of that person. (Satcher) correct answers
False, it is by maintaining the health of the community.
Acheson Report said that the definition of public health are what (3) things? correct answers
*The science and art of preventing disease *Prolonging life
*Promoting health through the organized efforts of society.
Which of the following resources were not mentioned by Detel's definition of public health?
A. Individual
B. Local
C. State/Provincial
D. National/International correct answers A. Individual
T/F: Public health creates and guarantees the optimal health and conditions under which it
can be achieved by society. correct answers False, it can create the conditions, but cannot
guarantee.
What is the goal of public health according to Detels? The biologic, physical, and ____ well-
being of all members of the _____ _____, regardless of ethnicity, religion, gender, sexual
orientation, country, or political views. correct answers Biologic, physical, and mental well-
being of all members of the global society.
What outbreak happened recently in the US that required Obama to increase the response rate
since fatality was close to 100%?
A. Ebola
B. MRSA
C. West Nile
D. HIV correct answers A. Ebola outbreak
How many deaths were due to Ebola through Sept. 2014?
A. Over 1,000
B. Over 2,000
C. Over 3,000
D. Over 4,000 correct answers B. Over 2,000
What happened to China in 2008 that caused severe damage in children?
A. Extreme amounts of lead were found in the paint for sippy cups
B. The pollution reached such levels that caused severe lung infections
C. Melamine, a compound used in making plastics, was in infant formula
D. Mercury was leaking from thermometers used for children correct answers C. Melamine
was in infant formula.
Which countries were not affected by the melamine incident in China?
A. Japan
B. Hong Kong
,C. Singapore
D. India correct answers D. India
What is one of the side effects for the only working drug against malaria?
A. Depression
B. Alzheimer's
C. Schizophrenia
D. Auto-immune disorders correct answers C. Schizophrenia
What is one of the problems that affects globally? Why? correct answers Malaria.
Artemisinin resistance is spreading, so a lot of drugs aren't working anymore.
Where did the West Nile virus epidemic begin in the US?
A. Southeast
B. East Coast
C. West Coast
D. Northwest correct answers B. East coast
Which areas in California have seen increases in the west nile virus?
A. LA and OC
B. OC and San Fernando
C. LA and SGV
D. SF and Norcal correct answers B. OC and San Fernando
How many new cases of STIs occur each year?
A. 5 million
B. 10 million
C. 15 million
D. 20 million correct answers D. 20 million new cases of STIs each year
How many prevalent cases of STIs are currently in the US?
A. 75 million
B. 110 million
C. 200 million
D. 225 million correct answers B. 110 million prevalent cases of STIs occur right now in the
US
What type of STI case increased the most?
A. HPV
B. Chlamydia
C. Gonorrhea
D. Syphillis correct answers A. HPV has the most number of new cases
What is the equation for calculating the number of new infections per case?
A. Transmission rate*contact efficiency*duration of infectiousness
B. Transmission duration*contact efficiency*rate of infection
C. Transmission efficiency*contact rate*duration of infectiousness correct answers C.
Transmission efficiency*contact rate*duration of infectiousness
Which country has the highest rate of new cases of HPV transmission at 1000/day?
,A. Australia
B. South Africa
C. US correct answers B. South Africa has about 1000 cases/day
(Australia is ~1000/year and US is ~1000/week)
When the reproductive number (Ro) = B*c*d is greater than 1, that means that the infection
rate will:
A. lead to extinction
B. lead to an epidemic
C. is at a steady rate correct answers B. lead to an epidemic
The core theory states that public health efforts should be focused on:
A. the entire population
B. a select few at-risk individuals
C. at-risk core group
D. predisposed families correct answers C. core groups that are more likely to be affected by
the disease
What ethnicity has the highest rate of reported cases of gonorrhea?
A. Hispanics
B. Blacks
C. Multirace
D. Asian correct answers B. Blacks have the highest rate of reported cases in the US
What was the most common error in condom use?
A. Fillping the condom over
B. Condom slippage or breakage
C. Taking off condom before finishing sex
D. Starting sex without a condom correct answers D. Starting sex without a condom
By what percentage was transmission of gonorrhea decreased when condoms were used
correctly?
A. 70%
B. 80%
C. 90%
D. 100% correct answers C. 90%
What tests for STI should be done annually on sexually active females younger than 25?
A. Chlamydia and gonorrhea
B. Chlamydia and herpes
C. Herpes and PAP smears
D. Gonorrhea and herpes correct answers A. Chlamydia and gonorrhea
Which age group of women have the highest prevalence of chlamydia?
A. 14-19
B. 20-24
C. 25-29
D. 30-34 correct answers A. 14-19
, Where are common secondary locations for syphilis symptoms to appear?
A. Trunk
B. Hands/Feet
C. Mucus patches on mouth and anus
D. All of the above correct answers D. All of the above
Why are cases for syphilis so much higher in men?
A. Men are less likely to notice primary symptoms
B. Men participate in the "MWM" subset
C. Treatment is more effective for women
D. Men are more likely to report cases correct answers B. The core group of men having sex
with men are undergoing an epidemic
How do most cases of genital herpes present themselves?
A. Unrecognized
B. Mouth Sores
C. Genital warts
D. Genital discharge correct answers A. Unrecognized
How often does herpes occur in the population?
A. 1 in 4
B. 1 in 5
C. 1 in 6
D. 1 in 7 correct answers C. 1 in 6
What are the differences between HSV-1 and HSV-2?
A. 1 is more around genitals and doesn't reoccur
B. 2 is more around the mouth and doesn't reoccur
C. 1 is more around mouth and high reoccurrence
D. 2 is more around genitals and high reoccurrence correct answers D. 2 is around genitals
with high reoccurrence
(1 is around mouth and doesn't reoccur)
How accurate is genital warts diagnosis just by physical examination?
A. 50%
B. 60%
C. 70%
D. 80% correct answers D. 80% accurate
When is the HPV vaccine most effective for women?
A. Ages 9-11
B. Ages 12-13
C. Ages 14-17
D. Ages 18-26 correct answers B. Ages 12-13
What STI rates can be lowered by circumcision?
A. HSV-1 and HPV
B. HSV-2 and HPV
C. HPV and syphilis
D. HSV-1 and HSV-2 correct answers B. HSV-2 and HPV
WITH 100% CORRECT ANSWERS.
T/F: The fundamental maxim of public health is that the health of the individual is best
ensured by maintaining and improving the health of that person. (Satcher) correct answers
False, it is by maintaining the health of the community.
Acheson Report said that the definition of public health are what (3) things? correct answers
*The science and art of preventing disease *Prolonging life
*Promoting health through the organized efforts of society.
Which of the following resources were not mentioned by Detel's definition of public health?
A. Individual
B. Local
C. State/Provincial
D. National/International correct answers A. Individual
T/F: Public health creates and guarantees the optimal health and conditions under which it
can be achieved by society. correct answers False, it can create the conditions, but cannot
guarantee.
What is the goal of public health according to Detels? The biologic, physical, and ____ well-
being of all members of the _____ _____, regardless of ethnicity, religion, gender, sexual
orientation, country, or political views. correct answers Biologic, physical, and mental well-
being of all members of the global society.
What outbreak happened recently in the US that required Obama to increase the response rate
since fatality was close to 100%?
A. Ebola
B. MRSA
C. West Nile
D. HIV correct answers A. Ebola outbreak
How many deaths were due to Ebola through Sept. 2014?
A. Over 1,000
B. Over 2,000
C. Over 3,000
D. Over 4,000 correct answers B. Over 2,000
What happened to China in 2008 that caused severe damage in children?
A. Extreme amounts of lead were found in the paint for sippy cups
B. The pollution reached such levels that caused severe lung infections
C. Melamine, a compound used in making plastics, was in infant formula
D. Mercury was leaking from thermometers used for children correct answers C. Melamine
was in infant formula.
Which countries were not affected by the melamine incident in China?
A. Japan
B. Hong Kong
,C. Singapore
D. India correct answers D. India
What is one of the side effects for the only working drug against malaria?
A. Depression
B. Alzheimer's
C. Schizophrenia
D. Auto-immune disorders correct answers C. Schizophrenia
What is one of the problems that affects globally? Why? correct answers Malaria.
Artemisinin resistance is spreading, so a lot of drugs aren't working anymore.
Where did the West Nile virus epidemic begin in the US?
A. Southeast
B. East Coast
C. West Coast
D. Northwest correct answers B. East coast
Which areas in California have seen increases in the west nile virus?
A. LA and OC
B. OC and San Fernando
C. LA and SGV
D. SF and Norcal correct answers B. OC and San Fernando
How many new cases of STIs occur each year?
A. 5 million
B. 10 million
C. 15 million
D. 20 million correct answers D. 20 million new cases of STIs each year
How many prevalent cases of STIs are currently in the US?
A. 75 million
B. 110 million
C. 200 million
D. 225 million correct answers B. 110 million prevalent cases of STIs occur right now in the
US
What type of STI case increased the most?
A. HPV
B. Chlamydia
C. Gonorrhea
D. Syphillis correct answers A. HPV has the most number of new cases
What is the equation for calculating the number of new infections per case?
A. Transmission rate*contact efficiency*duration of infectiousness
B. Transmission duration*contact efficiency*rate of infection
C. Transmission efficiency*contact rate*duration of infectiousness correct answers C.
Transmission efficiency*contact rate*duration of infectiousness
Which country has the highest rate of new cases of HPV transmission at 1000/day?
,A. Australia
B. South Africa
C. US correct answers B. South Africa has about 1000 cases/day
(Australia is ~1000/year and US is ~1000/week)
When the reproductive number (Ro) = B*c*d is greater than 1, that means that the infection
rate will:
A. lead to extinction
B. lead to an epidemic
C. is at a steady rate correct answers B. lead to an epidemic
The core theory states that public health efforts should be focused on:
A. the entire population
B. a select few at-risk individuals
C. at-risk core group
D. predisposed families correct answers C. core groups that are more likely to be affected by
the disease
What ethnicity has the highest rate of reported cases of gonorrhea?
A. Hispanics
B. Blacks
C. Multirace
D. Asian correct answers B. Blacks have the highest rate of reported cases in the US
What was the most common error in condom use?
A. Fillping the condom over
B. Condom slippage or breakage
C. Taking off condom before finishing sex
D. Starting sex without a condom correct answers D. Starting sex without a condom
By what percentage was transmission of gonorrhea decreased when condoms were used
correctly?
A. 70%
B. 80%
C. 90%
D. 100% correct answers C. 90%
What tests for STI should be done annually on sexually active females younger than 25?
A. Chlamydia and gonorrhea
B. Chlamydia and herpes
C. Herpes and PAP smears
D. Gonorrhea and herpes correct answers A. Chlamydia and gonorrhea
Which age group of women have the highest prevalence of chlamydia?
A. 14-19
B. 20-24
C. 25-29
D. 30-34 correct answers A. 14-19
, Where are common secondary locations for syphilis symptoms to appear?
A. Trunk
B. Hands/Feet
C. Mucus patches on mouth and anus
D. All of the above correct answers D. All of the above
Why are cases for syphilis so much higher in men?
A. Men are less likely to notice primary symptoms
B. Men participate in the "MWM" subset
C. Treatment is more effective for women
D. Men are more likely to report cases correct answers B. The core group of men having sex
with men are undergoing an epidemic
How do most cases of genital herpes present themselves?
A. Unrecognized
B. Mouth Sores
C. Genital warts
D. Genital discharge correct answers A. Unrecognized
How often does herpes occur in the population?
A. 1 in 4
B. 1 in 5
C. 1 in 6
D. 1 in 7 correct answers C. 1 in 6
What are the differences between HSV-1 and HSV-2?
A. 1 is more around genitals and doesn't reoccur
B. 2 is more around the mouth and doesn't reoccur
C. 1 is more around mouth and high reoccurrence
D. 2 is more around genitals and high reoccurrence correct answers D. 2 is around genitals
with high reoccurrence
(1 is around mouth and doesn't reoccur)
How accurate is genital warts diagnosis just by physical examination?
A. 50%
B. 60%
C. 70%
D. 80% correct answers D. 80% accurate
When is the HPV vaccine most effective for women?
A. Ages 9-11
B. Ages 12-13
C. Ages 14-17
D. Ages 18-26 correct answers B. Ages 12-13
What STI rates can be lowered by circumcision?
A. HSV-1 and HPV
B. HSV-2 and HPV
C. HPV and syphilis
D. HSV-1 and HSV-2 correct answers B. HSV-2 and HPV
