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Chapter 01: Introduction
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MULTIPLEcCHOICE
1. Whichcofcthecfollowingciscancexamplecofctertiarycprevention?
a. Vaccinationcforcrotaviruscforcchildrencyoungercthancthecagecofc1cyear
b. Surgicalcamputationcofcancextremitycwithcosteosarcomac(boneccancer)
c. Screeningcforcgestationalcdiabetescafterc24cweekscofcpregnancy
d. Sexualceducationcprogramcincelementarycschools
e. Increasingctaxescforcbuyingccigarettesc
ANS:cB
Surgicalcamputationcofcancextremitycwithcosteosarcomac(boneccancer)ciscancexamplecincwhichcw
hencacdiseaseciscpresentcthectreatmentc(amputation)ciscdonectocreducecthecimpactcofcdiseasecbycprev
entingcthectumorcfromcdissemination.cVaccinationcforcrotaviruscforcchildrencyoungercthancthecag
ecofc1cyear,csexualceducationcprogramcincelementarycschools,candcincreasingctaxescforcbuyingccig
arettescrepresentcexamplescofcprimarycprevention.cScreeningcforcgestationalcdiabetescafterc24cwee
kscofcpregnancyciscancexamplecofcsecondarycprevention.
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2. Thischistoricccharactercobserved tUha tcSch ilNdb eTdc fe ve rcOm ortalitycwas
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moreccommoncamongcwomenctreatedcbycphysicianscandcmedicalcstudentsccomparedcwithcwom
enctreatedcbycmidwives.cBasedconchiscobservations,checimplementedcachandcwashcpolicycthatcres
ultedcincacdecreasecincmortality.cNamectheccharactercthatcwecarectalkingcabout.
,a. JohncSnow
b. EdwardcJenner
c. D.A.cHenderson
d. LeoncGordis
e. IgnazcSemmelweisc
ANS:cE
IgnazcSemmelweiscidentifiedcthatcmedicalcstudentscandcphysiciansctransmittedcthecdiseasecbycnotcw
ashingctheirchandscaftercexaminingcbodiescatcautopsiescandcconductingcmultiplecexaminationscincth
ecclinic.
3. ThanksctoctheccontributionscofcEdwardcJenner,cthecfollowingcdiseasecwasceradicatedclatercbycef
fortscorganizedcbycD.A.cHenderson:
a. Cholera
b. Smallpox
c. Chickenpox
d. Polio
e. Zika
ANS:cB
Smallpoxcwasceradicatedcinc1980.cEdwardcJennercvaccinatedcJamescPhippscinc1796cagainstcs
mallpox.cAlmostc200cyearsclater,cthecWorldcHealthcOrganizationc(WHO)ccommissioned
D.A.cHendersonctocleadctheceffortsctoceradicatecthecdisease.
4. Overcthecpastccentury,cacmarkedcdeclinecincthecmortalitycratescofcmanycinfectiouscdiseaseschascb
eencobserved.cWhichcofcthecfollowingciscthecmostclikelycreasoncforcthecobservedcdeclinecincmortali
tycratescfromccommoncinfectiouscdiseases?
a. Developmentcofcpenicillin
b. Developmentcofcinsulin
c. Developmentcofcvaccines
, d. Improvementcincsocialcconditions
e. Worsecsanitationcandcunsafecwaterc
ANS:cD
Althoughcmedicalctreatmentscpotentiallychelpedcincthecdecreasecofcinfectiouscdiseases,cthecad
vancementcincsocialcconditionscplayedcacmajorcrole.cThesecimprovementscincludecbettercsanit
ation,csafecdisposalcofcwaste,cbettercnutrition,candcimprovementcinchousingcconditions.