Course Introduction Flashcards
What is veterinary public health ?
VPH is the contribution to the complete physical, mental, and social well-being of humans through an understanding and application of veterinary medical science.
True or False ?
Public health is the branch of medicine, policy, and administration that protects populations of people from diseases. (Disease prevention)
True
Name some routes of diseases from animal origin.
- Zoonotic infectious diseases
- Toxins/infections from animal-origin foods(ex. Meat, dairy products)
- Animal-related injuries (ex. Dog bites)
- Pests and ectoparasites from animals (Ex. Fleas)
True or False ?
Most food-borne disease agents originate from animals - even if the contaminated food is spinach or tomatoes.
True
Zoonoses account for what percent of pathogens that can infect humans ?
A. 70%
B. 30%
C. 61%
D. 75%
C. 61%
Zoonoses account for what percent of emerging diseases ?
A. 70%
B. 30%
C. 61%
D. 75%
D. 75%
True or False ?
Zoonoses are diseases with animal reservoirs.
True
How was SARS controlled ?
Controlled by aggressive contact tracing, isolation, and quarantine of exposed and infected people.
Note: SARS is a bat coronavirus
Careers in VPH:
- Federal, state, and local government
- Academic institutions
- Private non-profit institutions
- Private business, pharmaceutical companies, laboratories
What is epidemiology ?
A science that deals with measurement of disease in the environment; quantifies diseases within a population.
Clinical Practices: disease surveillance; outbreak investigation.
Epizootiology?
The study of the distribution and determinants of disease and other health outcomes in animal populations
(Epi= “on,upon”) (zoo=”animals”)
Epidemiologists identify a __________ in a _____________, whereas clinicians identify a ______________ in a _____________.
A. Disease/Individual….Pattern/population
B. Disease/population…..Pattern/individual
C. Pattern/population……disease/individual
D. Pattern/individual…..disease/population
C. Pattern/population……disease/individual
