Deck 18: Partnerships in the Control of Infectious Diseases and Unfinished Agenda

Question 1

The World Health Assembly adopted which slogan?

A) Health for everyone
B) Health for all by the year 1999
C) Health for all by the year 2000
D) Health is a fundamental right

Answer 1

C

Question 2

The attainment of health involves partnerships at

A) the community level.
B) the national level.
C) the international level.
D) all of the above.

Answer 2

D

Question 3

Malaria eradication seemed possible 50 years ago but was unsuccessful mainly due to

A) the lack of a vaccine.
B) the lack of drugs available to fight the disease.
C) the emergence of drug-resistant parasites and mosquitoes.
D) the lack of money.

Answer 3

C

Question 4

Which of these viral diseases is NOT on the list for potential eradication by the ITFDE?

A) influenza
B) mumps
C) polio
D) rubella

Question 5

In what year did the WHO declare that smallpox was eradicated?

A) 1960
B) 1970
C) 1980
D) has not been eradicated yet

Question 6

A worm disease that is targeted for eradication is?

A) onchocerciasis. polio.
B) giardiasis. the common cold.
C) rabies.
D) cholera.

Question 7

A disease that may be eradicable is

A) Hepatitis B.
B) diphtheria.
C) lymphatic filariasis.
D) amebiasis.

Question 8

Surveillance and control of infectious diseases are the responsibilities of

A) individuals.
B) local health departments.
C) WHO.
D) all of the above.

Question 9

The Carter Center is an example of what type of organization?

A) community organization
B) nongovernmental organization
C) international organization
D) national governmental organization

Question 10

Which is NOT an example of the CDC's "deadliest microbeof the deadly" viruses?

A) AIDS
B) rabies
C) hantavirus
D) none of the above

Question 11

The Public Health Service is headed by

A) the President of the United States.
B) the U.S. Surgeon General.
C) the U.S. Attorney General.
D) Congress.

Question 12

The PHS initially focused its attention on

A) soldiers.
B) sailors.
C) the entire U.S. population.
D) all servicemen.

Question 13

Which organization is charged with assisting communities in coping with natural disasters?

A) FEMA
B) PHS
C) FDA
D) CDC

Question 14

The FDA is part of the

A) PHS.
B) CDC.
C) NIH.
D) WHO.

Question 15

The headquarters of the WHO is located in

A) Geneva, Switzerland.
B) Paris, France.
C) Washington,
D) London, England.
D)C.

Question 16

PAHO stands for

A) Pan Alliance Health Organization.
B) Pan American Health Organization.
C) Pan African Health Organization.
D) none of the above.

Question 17

The Carter Center has committed itself to eradicating

A) guinea worm disease.
B) onchocerciasis.
C) filariasis.
D) all of the above.

Question 18

Which organization was awarded a Nobel Prize for humanitarian work? "Healthy Children: Goal 2002" is a focus of the

A) Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.
B) doctors Without Borders WHO.
C) Carter Center.
D) William J Clinton Foundation

Question 19

PAHO played a role in eradicating which of these diseases from the Americas?

A) smallpox
B) polio
C) Chagas' disease
D) malaria

Question 20

Rotary International is committed to the eradication of

A) AIDS.
B) polio.
C) tuberculosis.
D) malaria.

Question 21

Smallpox is

A) the "yardstick" for infectious disease eradication.
B) a potential biowarfare threat.
C) eradicated.
D) all of the above.

Question 22

"Health for all by the year 2000" is a slogan popularized by_________________.

Question 23

ITFDE stands for __________________________________.

Question 24

Name an organization in the private sector that is a partner in disease control.

Question 25

The "Island of Hope" refers to _______________, the place where immigrants were screened for infectious diseases.

Question 26

List two health organizations at the national level.

Question 27

The outbreak verification program is associated with which organization?

Question 28

"SWAT Virus jocks" and "disease detectives cowboys" are nicknames for epidemiologists who are associated with which organization?

Question 29

Name a microbe that is considered a level 4 biohazard.

Question 30

The role of the CDC is to act as the nation's _____________.

Question 31

PHS stands for __________________.

Question 32

Name the organization whose slogan is "Helping People, before, during, and after Disaster."

Question 33

Outbreaks of gastroenteritis in college campuses are commonly caused by?

Question 34

The NIH is headquartered in _______________.

Question 35

Which organization maintains the "green sheet" as a travel advisory?

Question 36

Which drug used to treat onchocerciasis has been donated to poor countries free of charge by a pharmaceutical company?

Question 37

Name the president of the United States who said, "One evil more [smallpox] is withdrawn from the condition of man."

Question 38

How many levels of biohazard containment are there?

Question 39

Name two essential characteristics of microbes that must be handled using biosafety level four containment?

Question 40

What does CDC stand for?

Question 41

Which of these organizations is most involved in supporting biomedical research: CDC, PHS, WHO, NIH, FDA, FEMA?

Question 42

Which national organization would be best to consult for information regarding the sanitary conditions on a cruise ship?

Question 43

Which national organization has a corps of commissioned members?

Question 44

Which organization specializes in sending "SWAT" teams of epidemiologists into the field, in response to infectious disease outbreaks?

Question 45

List four unique characteristics of smallpox that led to its eradication.

Question 46

What are the responsibilities of the community, city, and state health departments?

Question 47

Why are partnerships so helpful in preventing infectious disease? Cite two examples.

Question 48

In your opinion, has the goal "health for all" been met?

Question 49

"I am my brother, and my brother is me." Write a brief essay about the relevance of this quotation to the chapter.