Deck 16: Protecting, Sustaining, and Empowering: a Historical Perspective on the Control of Epidemics

Question 1

The second recorded pandemic that swept across Europe and Central Asia in the 14^th century was termed:

A) Bubonic plague
B) Influenza
C) Cholera
D) Smallpox

Answer 1

A

Question 2

Italian cities such as Venice, Rome, Naples, and Florence were at particular risk of Bubonic plague because of the open trade routes with the East permitting in the delivery of goods infested with rats and rat fleas.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

Which of the following was a principle aim of the magistrates of the city states of Italy during the Bubonic plague?

A) Avoiding the disease to enter the city
B) Preventing the spread of the disease
C) Transferring the sick to the surrounding countryside
D) Maintaining social order

Answer 3

C

Question 4

Part of the role of a health magistrate during the plague was to maintain control and order rather than chaos.

Question 5

Legislation was in full force during the end of the 14^th century and included legislation against keeping animal such as pigs and the selling of manure.

Question 6

Theory of contagion (diseases could be transmitted between people) was articulated effectively during the 14^th century.

Question 7

"Good nursing care," during the influenza epidemic of 1918, was considered those actions that enabled patient's physiological system to survive best while the immune system fought infectious disease. This "good nursing action" included:

A) The maintenance of a steady temperature by the judicious use of blankets
B) The warming of 'sick rooms'
C) The provision of sufficient fluids and nourishing food
D) The maintenance of patient-hygiene, rest and sleep
E) All of the above

Question 8

The influenza of 1918 killed twice as many people as the number killed during World War I.

Question 9

The influenza of 1918 originated in China spread throughout the USA via the mobilization and movement of troops who were housed in overcrowded barracks.

Question 10

During the influenza pandemic of 1918 morbidity and mortality was highest among older adults and lowest among healthy adults.

Question 11

Widespread fear created a scenario of moral panic that damaged the earliest AIDS health education campaigns.

Question 12

The history of the containment and control of HIV is in part due to the success of self-help groups.

Question 13

Individuals whose friends or family-members had died of AIDS often led the way in developing organizations that raised awareness of the disease and its transmission. These organizations were known as:

A) Voluntary organizations
B) For-profit organizations
C) Religious organizations
D) Union based organizations