Prevention, control, eradication of disease

Question 1

Preventing the occurrence of a disease is what kind of prevention?

Answer 1

Primary

Question 2

Vaccination to protect individuals and populations is what type of prevention?

Answer 2

Primary prevention

Question 3

Border security, meat hygiene, inspection, HACCP programs (keep pathogens out) are examples of what type of prevention?

Answer 3

Primary prevention

Question 4

Removing specified risk material from food/feed is an example of what type of prevention?

Answer 4

Primary prevention

Question 5

Which type of prevention attempts to minimize damage after disease has occurred?

Answer 5

Secondary prevention

Question 6

Screening for breast cancer, prostate cancer is an example of what type of prevention?

Answer 6

Secondary prevention

Question 7

Physical examination with annual vaccination of pets and annual blood work in geriatric pets is an examples of what type of prevention?

Answer 7

Secondary prevention

Question 8

Test and slaughter, stamping out are examples of what type of prevention?

Answer 8

Secondary prevention

Question 9

Which type of prevention consists of rehabilitation after primary and secondary prevention have failed?

Answer 9

Tertiary prevention

Question 10

Which type of prevention applies mostly to the individual?

Answer 10

Tertiary prevention

Question 11

Which type of prevention is for the symptomatic, disease patient or population?

Answer 11

Tertiary prevention

Question 12

The goal for which type of prevention is to reduce complications, slow down the progression and reduce the severity of the symptoms?

Answer 12

Tertiary prevention

Question 13

Which type of prevention helps to maintain the best quality of life possible?

Answer 13

Tertiary

Question 14

Management of the diabetic cats is an example of what type of prevention?

Answer 14

Tertiary prevention

Question 15

Corrective shoes for equine navicular disease is an example of what type of prevention?

Answer 15

Tertiary prevention

Question 16

Claw amputation for septic pedal arthritis in cattle is an example of what type of prevention?

Answer 16

Tertiary prevention

Question 17

Eye enucleation for cancer eye is an example of what type of prevention?

Answer 17

Tertiary prevention

Question 18

A mastitis control program is an example of what type of prevention program?

Answer 18

Tertiary prevention

Question 19

Steps taken to reduce a disease problem to a tolerable level and maintain it at that level are representative of what?

Answer 19

Control

Question 20

Control is similar to what?

Answer 20

Secondary prevention

Question 21

What is the final step in disease control efforts that consists of complete elimination of the disease-producing agent from a defined geographic region?

Answer 21

Eradication

Question 22

When a disease agent has been completely removed from the area of concern, this is known as what?

Answer 22

Total eradication

Question 23

Elimination of an organism from the reservoirs of importance to humans or their domestic animals is known as what?

Answer 23

Practical eradication

Question 24

What is an example of practical eradication seen in the US?

Answer 24

Rabies

Question 25

What are 3 principles of disease control and eradication?

Answer 25

• Reservoir neutralization
• Reducing contact potential (between infected and susceptible)
• Increasing host resistance

Question 26

What are 3 forms of reservoir neutralization?

Answer 26

• Removing infected individuals
• Rendering infected individuals, non-shedders
• Manipulating environment

Question 27

Test and slaughter is an example of which principle?

Answer 27

Reservoir neutralization

Question 28

Mass therapy, treating without first testing, is an example of which principle?

Answer 28

Reservoir neutralization

Question 29

Vaccination is an example of which principle?

Answer 29

Reservoir neutralization

Question 30

Parasite/mosquito control is an example of which principle?

Answer 30

Reservoir neutralization

Question 31

What are 3 examples of reducing contact potential?

Answer 31

• Isolation or treatment of cases
• Quarantine of possible infected
• Population control and reduction

Question 32

US leash laws as an effort to control rabies and reduce fecal contamination are an example of which principle?

Answer 32

Reducing contact potential

Question 33

Capturing and euthanizing stray dogs, in an attempt to control rabies, is an example of which principle?

Answer 33

Reducing contact potential

Question 34

What is the goal of primary prevention?

Answer 34

Maintaining a healthy population.