Public Health Review

Which of the following is NOT responsible for causing infectious diseases?

• Miasma

• Bacteria

• Fungi

• Viruses

Which best distinguishes an infectious disease from a noninfectious disease?

• Infectious diseases can be cured with antibiotics; noninfectious diseases cannot.
• Infectious diseases can be prevented with vaccines; noninfectious diseases cannot.
• Infectious diseases can be spread from one organism to another; noninfectious diseases cannot.
• Infectious diseases cannot be transmitted from one organism to another; noninfectious diseases can.

A pathogen is

• Any foreign substance that causes an immune response in your body

• A protein that flags an invading bacteria in your body

• A genetic pathway

• The cell that engulfs and destroys invaders in your body

The current treatment for prion diseases is which of the following?

• Bone marrow transplant
• Chemotherapy
• Radiation
• None of the above.

He believed sickness had a physical and rational explanation and taught against ethically improper conduct.  Also coined terms like acute, chronic and epidemic 

• Galen
• Imhotep
• Hippocrates 
• Avicenna 

What was the cause of the Dark Ages?

• Fall of Roman Empire

• Fall of Greek Empire

• Fall of Egyptian Empire

• Fall of European Empire

What type of disease pattern spreads rapidly in a population or region affecting more than expected?

• Endemic

• Pandemic

• Epidemic

• Outbreak

What type of disease pattern spreads rapidly over countries and continents?

• Outbreak

• Pandemic

• Epidemic

• Endemic

Who is known as the "Father of Modern Epidemiology"?

• Ned Stark
• Stannis Baratheon 
• John Snow 
• Tyrion Lannister 

Who proved that cholera was spread through contaminated water?

• Edwin Chadwick

• John Snow

• William Farr

• Joseph Bazalgette

• Louis Pasteur