HCA415 Week 2 Quiz
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1.
Lyme disease was discovered in the small town of Lyme, Connecticut, after many people complained of swollen knees, paralysis, and fatigue. There was one common denominator with every affected individual: They had all been bitten by a
mosquito.
rat.
tick.
wasp.
2. Fiona’s daughter came home one day and complained of sores around her private areas and her lips and mouth. She could be suffering from the infectious disease known as
Campylobacter
.
cholera.
HIV/AIDS.
syphilis.
3. Which chronic disease is considered significant enough to be called an epidemic?
Campylobacter
Salmonella
obesity
rheumatoid arthritis
4. The largest outbreak in world history caused fever and lymph gland swelling and resulted in millions of deaths over a short period. This outbreak is commonly known as the
Black Death.
Yellow Fever.
Purple Heart.
Black Fever.
5. Josef strongly believes that praying is important before a meal, yet the community in which he lives does not share that belief. Josef's belief is an example of a/an
ethic.
standard.
moral.
law.
6. Wildfires, flooding rains, and increased ozone levels affect overall health and are classified as an environmental health threat known as
climate change.
climate control.
heat wave.
ice age.
7. It is found naturally in the environment, but it can be extremely toxic. The World Health Organization claims this toxin has no "safe" level of exposure.
copper
calcium
fluoride
Lead
8. Clinical ethics focus on treatments of individuals and are very different from the ethics used in public health. Which law is the most commonly followed at doctors’ offices and other clinical settings when it comes to patient privacy and confidentiality?
Food Safety Act
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Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
Clean Air Act
Employee Retirement Income Security Act
9. In West Town, chemicals leached into the waterways that contain fish. The chemicals from the water contaminated the fish caught for the food supply and were then passed onto humans. This example illustrates a process known as
biological amplification.
biological justification.
biological accumulation.
toxic installation.
10. Polly developed a document that supported a ban on smoking in public places but included only her arguments. Polly’s document is known as a/an
policy brief.
advocacy brief.
objective brief.
ethical brief.
11. Shaela’s child uses fluoride toothpaste, and her public water system contains fluoride to protect residents against tooth decay. At age 10, her child suddenly displays symptoms of skeletal problems such as many broken bones and tooth loss. Shaela’s child may have contracted which disease?
dental caries
osteoarthritis
fluorosis
Giardiasis
12. The most critical population of this disease, which is primarily spread through mosquitoes, is pregnant mothers because it can cause birth defects in children. This disease is known as
Lyme disease.
Zika virus.
influenza.
Campylobacter
.
13. There are two major types of stroke. Which one is responsible for the largest percentage of strokes in the United States?
ischemic
psoriatic
coronary
hemorrhagic
14. Santiago is cooking shrimp scampi for a special Valentine’s Day meal for himself and his partner. Santiago might be exposing himself and his partner to which element?
lead
mercury
zinc
potassium
15. Public health in the United States tracks many diseases through which system?
National Notifiable Disease Surveillance System
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National Surveillance Survey
Behavioral Risk Factor Survey
National Cancer Registry