QUIZ #1 - Env. Disease - on 3/14

Question 1

Which of the following is an example of an environmental vector that could potentially spread disease?

Answer 1

flea

Question 2

Which of the following diseases would most likely spread due to polluted water sources?

Answer 2

cholera

Question 3

t/f The CDC is called the Center for Disease Control and is located in Washington D.C.

Answer 3

false

Question 4

Why are urban areas more prone to the spread of disease instead of rural areas?

Answer 4

higher population densities

Question 5

t/f The climate of a region has a big impact on the number of diseases that are active.

Answer 5

true

Question 6

t/f Ebola is a virus that is endemic to Africa, but has been recorded in the United States.

Answer 6

true

Question 7

Which of the following diseases would be an example of a pandemic?

Spanish flu of 1918
Bubonic Plague of 1350
Measles
Malaria

Answer 7

Spanish flu of 1918

Question 8

t/f Although AIDS has had a worldwide impact, it is considered to be an epidemic

Answer 8

t

Question 9

Which of the following diseases would most likely be spread through an environmental vector?

Common cold
Smallpox
Lyme disease
Tuberculosis

Answer 9

Lyme disease

Question 10

t/f The WHO is called the World Holistic Organization and is located in Washington D.C.

Answer 10

false

Question 11

environmental factors and disease

Answer 11

-sanitation
-population and location
-water and air quality
-environmental vectors
-access to healthcare
-culture and economic factors

Question 12

pandemics

Answer 12

widespread disease outbreaks that are global

Question 13

epidemics

Answer 13

widespread disease outbreaks that are more regional

Question 14

Pandemic examples

Answer 14

-Spanish Flu 1918
-Swine flu 2009
-Hong Kong Flu 1968
-Coronavirus 2020

Question 15

Epidemic Examples

Answer 15

-Black Death 1350’s
-Influenza
-Measles
-Smallpox