Public health Comprehensive Exam Study Guide
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Which of the following is NOT one of the ten great public health achievements of the 20th
century in the US - Decreases in diabetes due to availability of insulin
A major risk factor for stroke is - high blood pressure
the following infectious disease of humans has been eradicated globally - smallpox
the following infectious disease in animals has been eradicated globally - rinderpest
one of the most successful and cost-effective public health intervention affecting health of
population is - immunization
in the 19th century typhoid fever and other infectious diseases such as cholera were thought to
be caused by - miasmas
the correct name for the cdc is to reflect its public health mission - centers for disease
control and prevention
mary mallon was identified as - 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 - fluoride
some newly recognized infectious diseases include all BUT - diptheria
the science of public health is - epidemiology
sickness or disability is referred to as - morbidity
in 1918, the us life expectancy dropped to 39 years. this was due to - 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 - pellagra
this infectious disease was declared officially eradicated from the americas in 2015 with the last
confirmed case occurring in Argentina in 2009 - 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 - Yellow fever
2025 | Pass Guaranteed | Verified Content
Which of the following is NOT one of the ten great public health achievements of the 20th
century in the US - Decreases in diabetes due to availability of insulin
A major risk factor for stroke is - high blood pressure
the following infectious disease of humans has been eradicated globally - smallpox
the following infectious disease in animals has been eradicated globally - rinderpest
one of the most successful and cost-effective public health intervention affecting health of
population is - immunization
in the 19th century typhoid fever and other infectious diseases such as cholera were thought to
be caused by - miasmas
the correct name for the cdc is to reflect its public health mission - centers for disease
control and prevention
mary mallon was identified as - 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 - fluoride
some newly recognized infectious diseases include all BUT - diptheria
the science of public health is - epidemiology
sickness or disability is referred to as - morbidity
in 1918, the us life expectancy dropped to 39 years. this was due to - 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 - pellagra
this infectious disease was declared officially eradicated from the americas in 2015 with the last
confirmed case occurring in Argentina in 2009 - 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 - Yellow fever
