Assignment:
Question 1. Is the human disaster that follows armed conflict like war and civil strife causing forced migration.
Question 2. Is a collaboration of 120+ existing institutions that pools resources for rapid identification, confirmation, and response to outbreaks.
Question 3. The lead cluster agency responsible for international response for health after an emergency is
Question 4. What is the reservoir for pertussis in countries with high vaccination coverage?
- airports
- wild rodents
- domestic pets
- nonimmunized children and older individuals with waning immunity
Question 5. The severity of a complex emergency is based on the crude mortality rate. A very serious emergency is defined as
- 1 death per 10,000 people per day
- 2 death per 10,000 people per day
- 5 death per 10,000 people per day
- 10 death per 10,000 people per day
Question 6. The following factors all contribute to the increased malaria burden in affected populations in a complex emergency:
- exposure due to poor or absent housing
- a population that has been displaced from a non-malarious area
- All answers are factors
- weakened immunity because of multiple infections and malnutrition
Question 7. Which one of the following vaccine-preventable disease is recommended for routine immunization by the CDC for children under the age of 2?
- All answers are correct
- meningococcal
- HPV
- influenza
Question 8. The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) comprises
- medical and public health experts who develop recommendations on the use of vaccines in the civilian population of the United States.
- consumer representatives and lawyers who provide perspectives on the social and community aspects of vaccination to guide medical decisions.
- pharmaceutical companies who gauge how profitable a vaccine will be and make recommendations.
- representatives of non-governmental organizations that review vaccine injury lawsuits to determine vaccine effectiveness.
Question 9. Artificially acquired immunity is
- when a mother passes antibodies to her unborn child
- vaccination for disease prevention
- immunity to a disease after the person has been infected and survives the disease
- a critical number of people within a community are vaccinated which protects the unvaccinated in the community
Question 10. Influenza subtype A
- All answers are correct
- is classified by H and N proteins
- can cause pandemics
- can infect other species besides humans
Question 11. Vaccine effectiveness
- is the balance of cost of disease and cost of vaccination in real world situations where the disease burden is vaccine preventable
- is defined as the number of serious side effects of a vaccine
- is not critical to promote immunization, sustain uptake, and stimulate development of better vaccines
- is % reduction in disease incidence in a vaccinated group compared to an unvaccinated group under optimal conditions (eg RCT)
Question 12. MRSA
- is an antibiotic resistant form of a bacterium that causes disease in humans
- is a virus that is treatable with antibacterials
- is preventable through vaccination
- is not a public health concern
Question 13. Meningococcal meningitis
- is a vaccine preventable bacterial infection
- can be prevented through herd immunity
- causes sporadic outbreaks in South Africa
- is easily treated with antibiotics before severe infection occurs
Question 14. Discuss the vaccination for polio. What are issues and why is polio not eradicated? (NOTE: This answer must be in your own words - not quoted material. You may use outside sources but please include proper citations)
Question 15. Which of the following is a way to reduce antimicrobial resistance?
- all of the answers are correct
- curbing unnecessary use and misuse of antibiotics
- prevent hospital infections
- development of vaccines to prevent diseases
Question 16. Bacteria can only transfer antibiotic resistance genes through reproduction.
Question 17. Variolation
- was the use of cowpox to treat smallpox infections
- is a virulent form of smallpox
- resulted in a reduction from 30% to 3% deaths
- only occurred in dairy maids