Quest - April 1

Question 1

What was the name of the railroad involved in the Ohio Train Derailment?

Answer 1

Norfolk Southern Railroad

Question 2

Where did the Chernobyl disaster take place?

Answer 2

Ukraine

Question 3

Which of the following diseases would be considered “infectious”?

Answer 3

Measles

Question 4

True or false: Vaccines can be “live” or “dead” when introduced to a host

Answer 4

True

Question 5

Which of the following is true concerning vinyl chloride, the chemical involved in the Ohio Train Derailment?

Answer 5

It is used in making plastics and PVC piping, it boils at 7^F, considered to be a class 1 carcinogen, and it is highly flammable

Question 6

Who helped to develop a vaccine for smallpox?

Answer 6

Edward Jenner

Question 7

Where is the World Health Organization headquartered?

Answer 7

Geneva, Switzerland

Question 8

True or false: Chemotherapy is a treatment for cancer that involves heavy duty medications designed to shrink the size of a tumor, therefore making it less operable.

Answer 8

False

Question 9

What is the suspected cause of the Ohio Train Derailment?

Answer 9

Faulty axel

Question 10

The CDC is headquartered in ___________.

Answer 10

Atlanta

Question 11

Which U.S. agency is responsible for the implementation of safety standards for work environments, restaurants, etc?

Answer 11

OSHA

Question 12

Which of the following diseases is spread through an environmental vector?

Answer 12

Dengue Fever

Question 13

Which disease is the only known disease to be eradicated?

Bubonic Plague
Smallpox
Polio
all of the answers listed are correct

Answer 13

Smallpox

Question 14

True or false: The Love Canal disaster led to the creation of the Superfund Act of 1980 which penalized companies who disposed of hazardous chemicals illegally.

Answer 14

True

Question 15

The Niagara Falls Board of Education purchased the land involved in the Love Canal tragedy for _________.

Answer 15

$1

Question 16

If it was suspected that you had developed a cancer in your body, which type of doctor would you be most likely referred too?

Answer 16

Oncologist

Question 17

Accessibility to health care is not a consideration when studying epidemiology.

Answer 17

False

Question 18

What is the mission of the Center for Disease Control?

Answer 18

To protect and educate the people of the United States concerning human health and safety

Question 19

Ebola is endemic to _____________, but has been recorded in the United States.

Answer 19

Africa

Question 20

True or false: Vaccines are 100% effective.

Answer 20

False

Question 21

True or false: Breast cancer does occur in men.

Answer 21

True

Question 22

True or false: Epidemics are on a regional scale. A classic example of an epidemic is the current “Measles Outbreak” going on in Texas.

Answer 22

True

Question 23

True or false: Pandemics are global events and a classic example of a pandemic is the Bubonic Plague of 1350 in Europe.

Answer 23

False

Question 24

True or false: St. Judes is located in Memphis, TN and focuses on treatment of childhood cancers.

Answer 24

True

Question 25

True or false: Benign tumors are often cancerous and need immediate attention.

Answer 25

False

Question 26

The Ohio Train Derailment involved the exposure of which dangerous chemical?

Answer 26

Vinyl chloride

Question 27

True or false: According to the short video we watched, the Chernobyl disaster occurred in April 1986 and was responsible for the release of radiation 400 times that of the atomic bomb dropped in Hiroshima during World War II.

Answer 27

True