Quiz 2 Flashcards
Most emerging infectious disease events from 1940-2004 were due to:
a. Zoonotic bacterial pathogens
b. Non-zoonotic viral pathogens
c. Zoonotic protozoa
d. Diseases transmitted by arthropod vectors
a. Zoonotic bacterial pathogens
Dams create unique environmental and health problems. Among these is the emergence of diseases never before seen and/or an increase of diseases with low incidence. Two diseases that are commonly associated with damns include:
a. Malaria and dengue
b. Schistosomiasis and yellow fever
c. Malaria and schistosomiasis
d. Cholera and Rift Valley fever
c. Malaria and schistosomiasis
Where will the highest population growth occur over the next few decades (select only 1)
a. Asia
b. Latin America
c. Eastern Europe
d. Sub-Saharan Africa
d. Sub-Saharan Africa
The greatest growth in urbanization will occur in (select all that apply):
a. Developed countries
b. Developing countries
b. developing countries
On a global scale, which is decreasing?
a. population number
b. fertility rate
c. life span
d. number of older adults
b. fertility rate
The movement of a society from high death rates, high birth rates, and a low elderly population to lower death rates, lower birth rates, and a higher elderly population is called ‘The ________ ______.’
demographic transition
What does DALY stand for?
Disability adjusted life years
As best as science can determine, the ultimate reservoir for SARS, COVID-19, and MERS is the:
a. Camel
b. Civet
c. Bat
d. Non-human primate
c. bat
MERS began in ______ and the ______ is the most frewuently source of infection for people.
a. Iran, bat
b. Saudi Arbia, camel
c. Egypt, bat
d. Egypt, camel
b. Saudi Arabia, camel
This U.N. agency’s mission is to eradicate hunger, food insecurity, malnutrition, and poverty. What is the name of this agency?
a. UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
b. World Health Organization (WHO)
c. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
d. United States Agency for International Development (USAID)
a. UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
Which agency is NOT part of the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS)?
a. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
b. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
c. National Institutes of Health (NIH)
d. U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)
d. U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)
According to the article Resurgence of infectious diseases due to forced migration: Is planetary health and One Health action synergistic, during the movement of refugees moving into Bangladesh, what was the human pathogen (genus and species) that was likely transmitted from livestock to humans?
Corynebacterium ulcerans
What disease did the agent cause in people in the article Rresurgence of infectious diseases due to forced migrration: Is planetary health and One Health action synergistic?
a. Whooping cough
b. Influenza
c. Diptheria
d. Measles
c. Diptheria
How did Aedes albopictus come to the U.S.?
a. On a ship from Japan
b. On an airplane from another country
c. Illegal wildlife trade
d. In the ballast water from a ship
a. On a ship from Japan
Smallpox is:
a. Zoonotic
b. Eliminated
c. Eradicated
d. Present in some wildlife
c. Eradicated
