Quest - April 1 Flashcards
What was the name of the railroad involved in the Ohio Train Derailment?
Norfolk Southern Railroad
Where did the Chernobyl disaster take place?
Ukraine
Which of the following diseases would be considered “infectious”?
Measles
True or false: Vaccines can be “live” or “dead” when introduced to a host
True
Which of the following is true concerning vinyl chloride, the chemical involved in the Ohio Train Derailment?
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
Who helped to develop a vaccine for smallpox?
Edward Jenner
Where is the World Health Organization headquartered?
Geneva, Switzerland
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.
False
What is the suspected cause of the Ohio Train Derailment?
Faulty axel
The CDC is headquartered in ___________.
Atlanta
Which U.S. agency is responsible for the implementation of safety standards for work environments, restaurants, etc?
OSHA
Which of the following diseases is spread through an environmental vector?
Dengue Fever
Which disease is the only known disease to be eradicated?
Bubonic Plague
Smallpox
Polio
all of the answers listed are correct
Smallpox
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.
True
The Niagara Falls Board of Education purchased the land involved in the Love Canal tragedy for _________.
$1
If it was suspected that you had developed a cancer in your body, which type of doctor would you be most likely referred too?
Oncologist
Accessibility to health care is not a consideration when studying epidemiology.
False
What is the mission of the Center for Disease Control?
To protect and educate the people of the United States concerning human health and safety
Ebola is endemic to _____________, but has been recorded in the United States.
Africa
True or false: Vaccines are 100% effective.
False
True or false: Breast cancer does occur in men.
True
True or false: Epidemics are on a regional scale. A classic example of an epidemic is the current “Measles Outbreak” going on in Texas.
True
True or false: Pandemics are global events and a classic example of a pandemic is the Bubonic Plague of 1350 in Europe.
False
True or false: St. Judes is located in Memphis, TN and focuses on treatment of childhood cancers.
True
True or false: Benign tumors are often cancerous and need immediate attention.
False
The Ohio Train Derailment involved the exposure of which dangerous chemical?
Vinyl chloride
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.
True
