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MULTIPLECHOICE
1. Whichofthegfollowingisangexampleofgtertiaryprevention?
a. Vaccinationforrotavirusforchildrenyoungerthantheageof1year
b. Surgicalamputationofanextremitywithosteosarcoma(bonegcancer)
c. Screeningforgestationaldiabetesgafter24weeksofpregnancy
d. Sexualeducationprogramginelementaryschools
e. IncreasingtaxesforbuyingcigarettesgA
NS:gB
Surgicalgamputationgofgangextremitygwithgosteosarcomag(bonegcancer)gisgangexamplegingwhic
hgwhenadiseaseispresentthetreatment(amputation)isdonetoreducetheimpactofdiseasebygpreven
tinggthegtumorgfromgdissemination.gVaccinationgforgrotavirusgforgchildrengyoungergthangthega
gegofg1gyear,gsexualgeducationgprogramgingelementarygschools,gandgincreasinggtaxesgforgbuyin
gcigarettesrepresentexamplesofprimaryprevention.Screeningforgestationaldiabetesgafterg24gw
eeksgofgpregnancygisgangexamplegofgsecondarygprevention.
N R I G B . C
2. Thishistoriccharacterobserved tUha tSch ilNdb eTd fe ve rOm ortalitywas
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moregcommongamonggwomengtreatedgbygphysiciansgandgmedicalgstudentsgcomparedgwithgwo
mentreatedbymidwives.Basedonhisobservations,heimplementedahandwashpolicygthatgresulted
gingagdecreasegingmortality.gNamegthegcharactergthatgwegaregtalkinggabout.
,a. JohnSnow
b. EdwardJenner
c. D.A.Henderson
d. LeonGordis
e. IgnazSemmelweisg
ANS:gE
IgnazSemmelweisidentifiedthatmedicalstudentsandphysicianstransmittedthediseasebynotgwashi
nggtheirghandsgaftergexamininggbodiesgatgautopsiesgandgconductinggmultiplegexaminationsgingthe
gclinic.
3. ThankstothecontributionsofEdwardJenner,thefollowingdiseasewasgeradicatedlaterbygefforts
gorganizedgbygD.A.gHenderson:
a. Cholera
b. Smallpox
c. Chickenpox
d. Polio
e. Zika
ANS:B
Smallpoxwaseradicatedin1980.EdwardJennervaccinatedJamesPhippsin1796againstgsmallpox.gAlm
ostg200gyearsglater,gthegWorldgHealthgOrganizationg(WHO)gcommissioned
D.A.Hendersontogleadtheeffortsgtoeradicatethedisease.
4. Overgthegpastgcentury,gagmarkedgdeclinegingthegmortalitygratesgofgmanyginfectiousgdiseasesgh
asbeenobserved.Whichofthefollowingisthemostlikelyreasongfortheobserveddeclineingmortality
gratesgfromgcommonginfectiousgdiseases?
a. Developmentofpenicillin
b. Developmentofinsulin
c. Developmentofvaccines
, d. Improvementinsocialconditions
e. WorsesanitationandunsafewatergA
NS:gD
Althoughgmedicalgtreatmentsgpotentiallyghelpedgingthegdecreasegofginfectiousgdiseases,gthe
gadvancementgingsocialgconditionsgplayedgagmajorgrole.gThesegimprovementsgincludegbette
rgsanitation,safedisposalgofwaste,betternutrition,andimprovementinhousingconditions.
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Chapter01:Introduction
Celentano:GordisEpidemiology,6thEditiongTestg
Bank
MULTIPLECHOICE
1. Whichofthegfollowingisangexampleofgtertiaryprevention?
a. Vaccinationforrotavirusforchildrenyoungerthantheageof1year
b. Surgicalamputationofanextremitywithosteosarcoma(bonegcancer)
c. Screeningforgestationaldiabetesgafter24weeksofpregnancy
d. Sexualeducationprogramginelementaryschools
e. IncreasingtaxesforbuyingcigarettesgA
NS:gB
Surgicalgamputationgofgangextremitygwithgosteosarcomag(bonegcancer)gisgangexamplegingwhic
hgwhenadiseaseispresentthetreatment(amputation)isdonetoreducetheimpactofdiseasebygpreven
tinggthegtumorgfromgdissemination.gVaccinationgforgrotavirusgforgchildrengyoungergthangthega
gegofg1gyear,gsexualgeducationgprogramgingelementarygschools,gandgincreasinggtaxesgforgbuyin
gcigarettesrepresentexamplesofprimaryprevention.Screeningforgestationaldiabetesgafterg24gw
eeksgofgpregnancygisgangexamplegofgsecondarygprevention.
N R I G B . C
2. Thishistoriccharacterobserved tUha tSch ilNdb eTd fe ve rOm ortalitywas
M
moregcommongamonggwomengtreatedgbygphysiciansgandgmedicalgstudentsgcomparedgwithgwo
mentreatedbymidwives.Basedonhisobservations,heimplementedahandwashpolicygthatgresulted
gingagdecreasegingmortality.gNamegthegcharactergthatgwegaregtalkinggabout.
,a. JohnSnow
b. EdwardJenner
c. D.A.Henderson
d. LeonGordis
e. IgnazSemmelweisg
ANS:gE
IgnazSemmelweisidentifiedthatmedicalstudentsandphysicianstransmittedthediseasebynotgwashi
nggtheirghandsgaftergexamininggbodiesgatgautopsiesgandgconductinggmultiplegexaminationsgingthe
gclinic.
3. ThankstothecontributionsofEdwardJenner,thefollowingdiseasewasgeradicatedlaterbygefforts
gorganizedgbygD.A.gHenderson:
a. Cholera
b. Smallpox
c. Chickenpox
d. Polio
e. Zika
ANS:B
Smallpoxwaseradicatedin1980.EdwardJennervaccinatedJamesPhippsin1796againstgsmallpox.gAlm
ostg200gyearsglater,gthegWorldgHealthgOrganizationg(WHO)gcommissioned
D.A.Hendersontogleadtheeffortsgtoeradicatethedisease.
4. Overgthegpastgcentury,gagmarkedgdeclinegingthegmortalitygratesgofgmanyginfectiousgdiseasesgh
asbeenobserved.Whichofthefollowingisthemostlikelyreasongfortheobserveddeclineingmortality
gratesgfromgcommonginfectiousgdiseases?
a. Developmentofpenicillin
b. Developmentofinsulin
c. Developmentofvaccines
, d. Improvementinsocialconditions
e. WorsesanitationandunsafewatergA
NS:gD
Althoughgmedicalgtreatmentsgpotentiallyghelpedgingthegdecreasegofginfectiousgdiseases,gthe
gadvancementgingsocialgconditionsgplayedgagmajorgrole.gThesegimprovementsgincludegbette
rgsanitation,safedisposalgofwaste,betternutrition,andimprovementinhousingconditions.
