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Respiratory Public Health Flashcards

1
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What is antigenic drift?

A

Epidemics in association with minor mutations in the surface proteins of the virus

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2
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What is antigenic shift?

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Pandemics

Rare, unpredictable

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3
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What does endemic means?

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Occurs normally in a population

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4
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What does epidemic mean?

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Outbreak of unexpected size (more than an area or country)

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5
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What does pandemic mean?

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Global distribution of disease

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6
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The epidemiology of a condition answers?

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What
When 
Where
Why 
Who
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7
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What is morbidity?

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Burden of disease

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8
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How is morbidity measured?

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Length of hospital stay / Bed occupancy

GP contacts

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9
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What has happened to male smoking prevalence and mortality compared to female?

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Male is decreasing

Female increasing

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10
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How many people smoke - how many die from smoking related illness?

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1/7

50%

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11
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What is the biomedical model?

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The body is a complex machine with parts and processes the can malfunction
Combines psychologica, sociological, biological components of health

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12
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Social marketing encourages behaviour that…

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provides benefit for individuals and society as a whole

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13
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What is a synergistic effect?

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When two factors increase the risk higher than the sum of the two individually

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14
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What is the main component of photochemical smog?

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Ozone, O3

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15
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What is the main component of “London” smog?

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Fly ash

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16
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Dioxins are a subset of _____ and are associated with?

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POCs

Respiratory and immunological problems

17
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What is a POC?

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Pollutant of concern

18
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What is the issue with dioxins?

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Bioaccumulate in both animal and people’s fat

19
Q

Lead exposure can cause?

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Anaemia
High BP
Brain and kidney damage
Neurological disorders
Cancer 
Decreased IQ
20
Q

Legionella is found in?

A

Warm, stagnant water

E.g. cooling towers, spas, hospital plumbing

21
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Legionella is a notifiable disease; therefore diagnosis needs to?

A

Be reported to PH

Year 1 Systems (JBR) (21 decks)

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