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EPIDEMIOLOGICAL PRINCIPLES OF DISEASE CONTROL Flashcards

1
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permanent reduction of the worldwide prevalence of a disease caused by a specific agent to zero

A

Eradication

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2
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animals incorporates with trichinosis

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Swine

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3
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animals incorporates with Anthrax

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Sheep

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4
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animals incorporates with Plague

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Rodents

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5
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animals incorporates with Tularemia

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Rabbit

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6
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animals incorporates with Rabies

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dogs, bats and other mammals

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7
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animals incorporates with Brucellosis

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Cow and Pig

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8
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organism that causes Legionnaires Disease

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Legionella Pnemophila

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9
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a carrier (mosquito, tick) that takes the disease from an infected individual from an infected individual to an infected one.

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vectors

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10
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True or False: vector and reservoir must be living things.

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False

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11
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True or False: A vector usually not a blood sucking insects

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False

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12
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branch of public health that deals with the study of preventing illness.

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Environmental Health

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13
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True or False: Radiological Protection is one of the factors in environmental sanitation.

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True

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14
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True of False: Eradication is the reduction of an infectious disease’s prevalence in single country, continent or other limited geographical area.

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False

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15
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True or False: Smallpox was considered to be the 2nd infectious disease of humans eradicated

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False, it was the first and only disease eradicated.

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16
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what material was used by EDWARD JENNER (kylie and kendall screams) as vaccination for small pox

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Cowpox lesions

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17
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biological preparation that provides active acquired immunity to a particular disease

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Vaccine

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18
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what type of vaccine that contains the antigen of the microorganism so that your body will produce antibodies against it?

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Active Vaccine

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19
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A vaccine that refers to the administration of the antibodies itself.

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Passive Vaccine

20
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could either be contagious and infectious

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Communicable Disease

21
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True or False: in order to be called infectious it needs physical contact with the harmful microorganism

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False, infectious is transmitted indirectly, while contagious needs direct contact.

22
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fundamental public health concept on explaining the development of communicable disease.

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Epidemiological Triangle Model

23
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what are the three major components in the Epidemiological triangle model

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Host/human, vector/disease agent, Environment

24
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study of distribution and determinants of health related states or events and the application on how we apply the study to control off the disease and other health problems.

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Epidemiology

25
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Principal Health agency in the Philippines

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DOH

26
Q

can accommodate a larger or the general population

A

City Health Dept.

27
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mandated to promote health

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City Health Dept

28
Q

Barangay Health Center’s goal is to provide first aid, ________, and child health care

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maternity

29
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Four disease that are common bioterrorism agents/disease

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Anthrax, rabies, botulism and plague

30
Q

Botulism is caused by what bacteria

a. Clostridia bitulinim
b. Clostridium Botulinum
c. Clastridium Botulinum
d. NOTA

A

B. Clostridium Botulinum

31
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Which disease belongs to immediately reportable

a. Malaria
b. Rabies ( animal)
c. Rabies (Human)
d. Tuberculosis Infection
e. NOTA

A

C. Rabies (human)

32
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True or False: Infection may progress and lead to disease.

A

true

33
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an invasion of harmful microorganism in the body - it occurs when an organism enter your body and can cause disease.

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infection

34
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which disease needs to report for atleast 3 days

a. Gonorrhea
b. smallpox
c. tetanus
d. Measles
e. NOTA

A

A.

35
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A poison found naturally in castor beans.

A

Ricin Toxin

36
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True or False: To eliminate if the most desirable control measure in controlling the reservoir

A

True

37
Q

general measure in reservoir control in human compromise of. except:

a. Notification
b. treatment
c. quarantine
d. NOTA
e. AOTA

A

D.

38
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are highly contagious, they can spread through airborne droplets when someone coughs or sneezes

A

Streptococcal bacteria

39
Q

We call a person with _____ when showing no noticeable sign or symptoms who is still capable of transmitting the disease

A

Inapparent infection

40
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it is an organism in which the parasites reaches maturity

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definitive or primary host

41
Q

True or False: Lesions are like ulcer or wound or damaged tissue.

A

true

42
Q

these are the instances wherein human body resists recurrent infections

a. vaccine
b. immunity
c. antibodies
d. both a and b
e. both b and c

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E.

43
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true or false: we can get chickenpox many times in our lifetime

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false, because on the primary infection our body already produces antibody for the next infection

44
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true or false: Dengvaxia can be administered to those who haven’t infected with dengue yet

A

False

45
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tools and resources for prevention of diseases except
a. posters
b. modules
c. toolkits
d. AOTA
E. NOTA
A

D.

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