Quiz 2 Top Hat Questions

Question 1

Most EID events from 1940-2004 were due to:

a. non-zoonotic viral pathogens
b. zoonotic bacterial pathogens
c. zoonotic protozoa
d. transmitted by arthropod vectors

Answer 1

b. zoonotic bacterial pathogens

Question 2

In which country was MERS first described? (This country still accounts for the most cases.)

a. Uganda
b. Qatar
c. Democratic Republic of Congo
d. Saudi Arabia

Answer 2

d. Saudi Arabia

Question 3

The highest risk for humans acquiring MERS infection appear to be associated with:

a. Bat bites, urine, saliva
b. Camel saliva, droplets, nasal secretions
c. Camel urine, milk, meat
d. Contact with infected goats or sheep

Answer 3

b. Camel saliva, droplets, nasal secretions

Question 4

What % of emerging diseases are zoonotic?

a. 80
b. 60
c. 40
d. 25

Answer 4

b. 60

Question 5

True or False: The rate of growth of the world’s population continues to increase.

Answer 5

False

Question 6

Which continent is going to account for more than half of the world’s population growth by 2050?

a. Asia, to include China
b. Africa
c. Indian subcontinent
d. Europe

Answer 6

b. Africa

Question 7

Rate of growth of older populations is growing the fastest in:

a. developed countries
b. less developed countries

Answer 7

b. less developed countries

Question 8

96% of urbanization will take place:

a. in Europe
b. in developed countries
c. in developing countries
d. in India

Answer 8

c. in developing countries

Question 9

How many people are estimated to die every year from air pollution?

a. 1 million
b. 2.5 million
c. 4 million
d. 9 million

Answer 9

c. 4 million

Question 10

How did Aedes albopictus come to the U.S.?

a. On an airplane from Brazil
b. laboratory release
c. on a ship from Japan
d. it flew here

Answer 10

c. on a ship from Japan

Question 11

Which disease carries the greatest case-fatality rate?

a. SARS
b. 2019-nCoV
c. MERS

Answer 11

c. MERS

Question 12

What is DALY and how is it calculated?

a. measure of mortality that uses # deaths/year divided by expected deaths
b. Measure of mortality and morbidity that uses years of life lost + years lost to disability
c. Measure of poverty that uses average income and # death/year
d. Measure of maternal health that uses years of education + maternal deaths/year

Answer 12

b. Measure of mortality and morbidity that uses years of life lost + years lost to disability

Question 13

The directing and coordinating agency for international health withing the United Nations is

a. CDC
b. FAO

C. WHO

D. World Bank

Answer 13

C. WHO

Question 14

How many regions is the WHO territory broken into?

a. 3
b. 6
c. 9
d. 12

Answer 14

b. 6

Question 15

This UN agency’s primary mission is to eradicate hunger, food insecurity, malnutrition, and poverty.

a. FAO
b. PAHO
c. WHO

D. World Bank

Answer 15

A. FAO

Question 16

Which agency does NOT fall under the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS)?

A. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

B. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

C. U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)

D. Indian Health Services (IHS)

Answer 16

C. U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)

Question 17

True or False: The CDC has to be invited by the state in order to help out in an epidemic investigation within that state.

Answer 17

True

Question 18

True or False: IHRs are legally binding.

Answer 18

True

Question 19

Which best describes smallpox?

a. the vaccine uses the variola virus
b. There were animal reservoirs for smallpox before it was eradicated.
c. smallpox is zoonotic.
d. The vaccine uses the vaccinia virus

Answer 19

d. The vaccine uses the vaccinia virus

Question 20

Under the IHRs, within how many hours after detecting an event of public health risk must a country notify WHO?

a. 24
b. 48
c. 72
d. 96

Answer 20

a. 24

Question 21

Variolation means…

a. Use of pus or scaps from a smallpox victim to vaccinate another person
b. the study of smallpox disease
c. the zoonotic transmission of the smallpox vaccine
d. a way to describe the changes in the smallpox virus over time

Answer 21

a. use of pus or scabs from a smallpox victim to vaccinate another person