Chapter 1, Problem 1SEPT

All of the following are components of PRECEDE, except: a. Enabling b. Educational diagnosis c. Reinforcing d. Participating

Which of the following statements is correct?   a. An individual who has been diagnosed with a communicable disease and those who may have been exposed to the infection are to be placed together in a unit away from others   b. Serial interval is the interval between when an infectious agent invades a body and when the first sign or symptom appears   c. Isolation should be maintained through the incubation period of a disease   d. Healthy asymptomatic individuals suspected to have been exposed to an infection are quarantined through the length of the incubation period

The physical sensations of a disease that can only be relayed by a patient such as nausea and pain are called O 1) signs O 2) syndrome O 3) symptoms O 4) etiology

Drugs are often given to patients before going into surgery, to dentalpatients with heart disease, or to healthy family members exposed tocontagious infections.a. What word would you use to describe this use of drugs?b. What is the purpose of this form of treatment?c. Explain some potential undesired effects of this form of therapy.d. Define probiotics and list some ways they are used.

which of the following choices lists the periods of disease development in the correct order? a. incubation -illness-decline-concalescence-prodromal b. prodromal-incubation-illness-decline-convalescence c. incubation-prodromal-illness-decline-convalescence e. incubation-illness-decline-prodromal-convalescence

The study of the causes of diseases is known as etiology. ___________ ____________ ___________ __________

Foodborne pathogens often require the presence of a large number of microbes before an active infection results. These microbes would have a high A.) median infectious dose (ID50). B.) incubation period. C.) virulence. D.) median lethal dose (LD50). E.) mortality.

Describe the four general mechanisms by which microorganisms cause disease.

Which of the following is false about disease burden? a.The burden of disease globally has shifted increasingly toward noncommunicable diseases b.The years of life lost due to diabetes has been increasing c.The years of life lost due to premature death of children has been decreasing d. The burden of disease globally has shifted increasingly toward communicable diseases