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AHM: Public Health Final

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who is the Father of Epidemiology?

a)

John Smith

b)

Typhoid Mary

c)

John Snow

d)

Albert Einstein

2.

What disease did the Father of Epidemiology discover?

a)

Chicken Pox

b)

Measles

c)

Cholera

d)

Salmonella

3.

What Public Health tool did the Father of Epidemiology use to discover the well was the source of the illness?

a)

Search and Rescue

b)

Surveillance

c)

People Watch

d)

Question and Answer

4.

Epidemiology is:

a)

The study of the spread of diseases.

b)

The Study of illness.

c)

The study of epidemics.

d)

The study of infection control.

5.

Public Health is:

a)

The study of conditions and issues in healthcare.

b)

The health of the population as a whole

c)

Levels of Prevention.

d)

Healthcare

6.

What is the last link in the chain of infection?

a)

Mode of Transmisson

b)

Portal of Entry

c)

Susceptible Host

d)

Causative Agent

7.

This link in the chain of infection transports the causative agent:

a)

Mode of Transmisson

b)

Portal of Entry

c)

Susceptible Host

d)

Causative Agent

8.

This link in the chain of infection allows the causative agent to escape:

a)

Mode of Transmisson

b)

Portal of Exit

c)

Susceptible Host

d)

Causative Agent

9.

This link in the chain of infection provides the causative agent with a place to live:

a)

Causative Agent

b)

Portal of Exit

c)

Susceptible Host

d)

Reservoir

10.

This link in the chain of infection allows the causative agent to enter a host:

a)

Reservoir

b)

Portal of Exit

c)

Susceptible Host

d)

Portal of Entry

11.

How many levels of Prevention are there?

a)

2

b)

3

c)

4

d)

5

12.

Preventive measures that lead to early diagnosis and prompt treatment of a disease, illness or injury to prevent more severe problems developing:

a)

Primary

b)

Secondary

c)

Tertiary

13.

Preventive measures that prevent the onset of illness or injury before the disease process begins; is what level of prevention?

a)

Primary

b)

Secondary

c)

Tertiary

14.

Examples include screening for high blood pressure and breast self-examination; is what level of prevention?

a)

Primary

b)

Secondary

c)

Tertiary

15.

Preventive measures aimed at rehabilitation following significant illness; is what level of prevention?

a)

Primary

b)

Secondary

c)

Tertiary

16.

Health services workers can work to retrain re-educate and rehabilitate people who have already developed an impairment or disability is what level of prevention?

a)

Primary

b)

Secondary

c)

Tertiary

17.

Examples include immunization and taking regular exercise.

a)

Primary

b)

Secondary

c)

Tertiary

18.

11. What is a Pandemic?

a)

Disease that spread from one person to another

b)

Spread over several countries or continents, usually affecting a large number of people.

c)

Amount of disease in a community

d)

Number of cases of a disease above what is normally expected in a population in a certain area.

19.

What is an Epidemic?

a)

Disease that spread from one person to another

b)

Spread over several countries or continents, usually affecting a large number of people.

c)

Amount of disease in a community

d)

Number of cases of a disease above what is normally expected in a population in a certain area.

20.

What do the letters PPE stand for?

a)

Protective Personal Equipment

b)

Personal Equipment

c)

Personal Protective Equipment

d)

None of the Above

21.

The #1 way to break the chain of infection is:

a)

Antibiotics

b)

Hand Washing

c)

Hand Sanitizer

d)

Natural Home Remedies

22.

What Public Health professional studies the transmission and control of diseases?

a)

Pathologist

b)

Epidemiologist

c)

Ethologist

d)

Health Educator

23.

Anything that makes it more likely, is the reason for, or increases the chance a person or group of people will get sick, hurt, or die.

a)

Chronic Disease

b)

Screening

c)

Morbidity

d)

Risk Factor

24.

Testing or checking to see if a person is healthy or sick

a)

Chronic Disease

b)

Screening

c)

Morbidity

d)

Risk Factor

25.

A type of sickness that goes on for a long time

a)

Chronic Disease

b)

Screening

c)

Morbidity

d)

Risk Factor

26.

The measure of disease incidence or prevalence in a given population

a)

Chronic Disease

b)

Screening

c)

Morbidity

d)

Risk Factor

27.

The measure of deaths in a given population

a)

Health Education

b)

Mortality

c)

Health Promotion

d)

Infectious Diseases

28.

Sicknesses caused by germs, such as bacteria, viruses, and fungi

a)

Health Education

b)

Mortality

c)

Health Promotion

d)

Infectious Diseases

29.

Any combination of learning opportunities designed to facilitate voluntary adaptations of behavior (in individuals, groups or communities) conducive to health.

a)

Health Education

b)

Mortality

c)

Health Promotion

d)

Infectious Diseases

30.

Any combination of health education and related organizational, political and economic interventions designed to facilitate behavioral and environmental adaptations that will improve or protect health.

a)

Health Education

b)

Mortality

c)

Health Promotion

d)

Infectious Diseases