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Exported for Joseph Alter on Tue, 29 Nov 2022 14:33:24 GMT Question 1 At the end of WWI an epidemic disease infected 1/4 of the world's population and directly caused the death of as many as 100 million people. What was the disease that cause the pandemic? A PTSD B Influenza C HIV D AIDS Show Correct Answer Show Responses Question 2 Viruses act on the human body in various ways. Which of the following diseases is associated with the way in which viral DNA can cause a malignant transformation in human DNA? A Human papilloma virus and cervical cancer B Rhino virus and herpes C Bacilli and measles D Viral yellow fever Show Correct Answer Show Responses

Question 3 A taxon of eukaryotic organisms that are irritating but relatively harmless to healthy humans are A worms B germs C fungi D viruses Show Correct Answer Show Responses Question 4 The immune system has three important tasks, according to the authors of the textbook. Which of the following in NOT one of these? A It must recognize the presence of pathogens and learn which cells require a response and which do not. B To facilitate the transfer of a pathogen from one person's body to another person's body. C It must have a mechanism for destroying or neutralizing pathogenic threats. D It must have a communication system that allows the diverse cells of the immune system to coordinate the tasks of the immune system Show Correct Answer Show Responses Question 5 An epitope is a critically important feature of the human immune system. What is an epitope? Show Correct Answer Show Responses

A The hard, outer shell on all cells. B The poisonous fluid in a cell that destroys alien infections C bits of a pathogen's protein that the immune system recognizes as alien D integrated sets of proteins and white blood cells. Question 6 The textbook has a shaded section that focuses on the "language of immunity." What metaphors are used to describe our immune system? A peace B war C confusion D harmony Show Correct Answer Show Responses Question 7 According the the authors of the textbook, this food item contain a powerful oxidant called vicine which contributes to the blood cell fragility and is a prophylactic against malaria A Quinine Show Correct Answer Show Responses

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B Fava beans C High fructose corn syrup D Anemia Question 8 According to Oldstone, we can understand the epidemiology of Yellow Fever in the New World in relation to the movement of people and the relative immunity of di±erent communities to the disease. Of those listed below, which population had developed the greatest resistance to the disease. A Africans B Native Americans C Europeans D French Canadians Show Correct Answer Show Responses Question 9 What lab technology, used in the late 19th century (1898, specifically) revolutionized medicine by identifying viruses by size and correlating size and exposure to causation? A electron microscope. B Injections Show Correct Answer Show Responses

C filters D test tubes Question 10 Because of its unique characteristics, and because it has been genetically modified to be extremely lethel, Oldstone argues that one of these viral diseases would be the "ideal candidate" for use in biological warefare. A influenze B measels C small pox D chicken pox Show Correct Answer Show Responses Question 11 If there is an increased incidence of a disease in a human population, and this increase is the result of either a new pathogenic agent, the recognition of a previously undetected disease, or a change in the environment that increases the risk of infection, this is called A an epidemiological transition B a resurgent infectious disease C an emerging infectious disease Show Correct Answer Show Responses

D a pandemic Question 12 When a new pathogen enters a new population it is called A an unprecedented public health crisis. B a virgin spoil epidemic. C a disease of civilization. D toxic chemical relapse. Show Correct Answer Show Responses Question 13 Because small pox was an epidemic disease in many parts of the world, the disease came to be "deified" and worshiped as a god or goddess. What is the name of this goddess in West Africa? A Sitala B Beelzebub C St. Mark D Shapona Show Correct Answer Show Responses

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Question 14 A medical text referred to by the authors of our textbook clearly defines the medical model for mental illness. What is this text? A On the Sacred Disease B The Origin of Species C Oncology and Biochemestry D DSM-5 Show Correct Answer Show Responses Question 15 The psychiatrist Sami Timimi argues that ADHD should be understood primarily as a cultural construct rather than a biologically determined medical condition because of which of the following reasons? A There are no specific cognitive, metabolic or neurological markers for the disease. B Culture determines how people deal with the immaturity of children and the di±erent rates at which children mature. C Measure of the prevelance of the disease range from .5 to 26% of children, which indicates that there is little agreement on the clinical definition of the disease. D All of the above. Show Correct Answer Show Responses

Question 16 According to the textbook, citing the work of Spero Manson, the fuzzy boundary between normal and pathological depression means that there is a great deal of cross-cultural variation in the manifestation of symptoms associated with depression and the cultural response, including medicalization. Which of the following factors does Manson identify? A Some societies are still modernizing and, therefore, do not experience depression. B Cultures vary a great deal in terms of when and how emotion should be expressed. C In some societies where the body and mind are not sharply distinguished, depression is only experienced as chronic, physical pain. D If a society does not have a word for depression -- and many words for happiness -- it is safe to assume that they do not experience extreme forms of dysphoria. Show Correct Answer Show Responses Question 17 The evolutionary models used to explain schizophrenia are important from a biocultural medical anthropology perspective because they show that although the disease is serious it A helps us understand human behavior as a continuum, rather than as sharply separated into what is either pathological and normal. B can be cure very simply through extensive psychoanlysis. C is best understood from the vantage point of spirit possession, where good and evil are clerly delineated and help to highlight what is normal and acceptable from what is pathological and anti-social. D it can be understood as a unique condition associated with urban lifestyles. Therefor nature cure treatment is most e±ective. Show Correct Answer Show Responses Question 18 Show Correct Answer Show Responses

A complex network of nerve signaling and hormonal messaging designed to activate certain processes and suppress others is a A epileptic sezure B autonomic nervous system C endocrine response D stress response Question 19 An allostatic load is A the way in which our mind takes on the burden of stress so as to allow the body to be protected from disease. B the negative health outcomes that result from prolonged stress as a result of the body's natural response to natural stress. C when an excess of endorphins stimulate your senses. D when a psychiatrist is not sympathetic to the way in which a patient represses her or his feelings. Show Correct Answer Show Responses Question 20 According to the textbook, our prehistoric hunting and gathering ancestors probably Show Correct Answer Show Responses

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