week 7; lecture 2

Question 1

what is veterinary public health

Answer 1

the sum of all contributions to the physical,mental, and social well-being of humans through an understanding and application of veterinary science

Question 2

what are roles of veterinarians in public heatlh

Answer 2

zoonoses diagnosis, surveillance, prevention, control, eradication
biologics development and production
prevention and control of foodborne diseases
meat inspection
outbreak of investigation
vector, water, wildlife and animal monitoring
biomedical research
emergency actions in natrual and man-made disasters
social aspects of natural and man-made disasters
social aspects of service animals and human-animal bonding

Question 3

the term one medicine was coined by calvin schwabe, a veterinary scientist and epidemiologist at the univesrsity of california, davis; the basic idea is

Answer 3

that human and animal medicine should grow closer together instead of farther apart

Question 4

about ____ of new diseases that have affected humans over the past 10 years have been caused by pathogens originating from animals or from products of animal origin

Answer 4

75%