Deck 4: Communicable and Noncommunicable Disease: Prevention and Control of

Question 1

Osteoarthritis and diabetes are examples of:

A) acute communicable diseases.
B) acute noncommunicable diseases.
C) chronic communicable diseases.
D) chronic noncommunicable diseases.

Answer 1

D
Explanation: Osteoarthritis and diabetes are examples of diseases in which symptoms continue longer than 3 months (chronic) and that cannot be transmitted from one person to another (noncommunicable).

Question 2

Health screenings are important measures in:

A) primary prevention.
B) secondary prevention.
C) tertiary prevention.
D) None of these is correct.

Answer 2

B
Explanation: Administrative controls include staffing policies (having more staff is generally safer than having fewer staff), procedures for opening and closing the workplace, and reviewing employee duties (such as handling money) that may be especially risky.

Question 3

One's race and age are examples of:

A) modifiable risk factors.
B) unmodifiable risk factors.
C) bloodborne pathogens.
D) metastasis.

Answer 3

B
Explanation: Administrative controls include staffing policies (having more staff is generally safer than having fewer staff), procedures for opening and closing the workplace, and reviewing employee duties (such as handling money) that may be especially risky.

Question 4

In the communicable disease model, the cause of a disease or health problem is the host.

Question 5

Drugs, pesticides, and food additives are examples of chemical agents.

Question 6

The common cold is an example of a chronic communicable disease.

Question 7

In the chain of infection, a disease-producing agent leaves its reservoir through a portal of entry.

Question 8

Diseases for which the reservoir resides in animal populations are called anthroponoses.

Question 9

Diseases of the heart and blood vessels are a leading cause of death in the United States.

Question 10

Provide at least three examples each of how communities can prevent communicable diseases and how individuals can prevent communicable diseases.