The incubation period for an infectious disease occurs at what stage of the
disease?
Stage of clinical illness.
Stage of recuperation.
Stage of preclinical illness.
Stage of vulnerability. - ANSWER Stage of Preclinical Disease
What stage of disease is the primary preventative effort focused on?A.
Stage of clinical illness
B.
Stage of Recovery
C.
Stage of preclinical illness.
D.
Stage of susceptibility
E.
A and C - Stage of suscepti
bility.
People who are infected and spread an infectious organism are termed as.
,Reservoirs
Vehicles
Vectors
Fomites
ANSWER Carriers
The majority of diseases are caused by
Genetic factors.
Social factors.
Nutrition.
Education..
A combination of the variables listed above. - ANSWER: A mixture of all the
above elements.
During a regular screening check, an adult woman is found to have considerably
increased blood Hemoglobin A1C levels. The woman has no medical history
and shows no indicators of illness. This finding would indicate whatever stage
of the disease?
Stage of susceptibility.
Stage of clinical illness.
Stage of preclinical illness.
,The presented information cannot be used to establish the stage of the disease. -
ANSWER Stage of Preclinical Disease
Which of the following could be a vehicle? Select all that apply.
The bedding is soiled.
contaminated food
Mosquitoes
Eating Utensils
Ticks: ANSWER Soiled bedding.
tainted foods
Eating Utensils
Health equity means that everyone in the population should receive the same
health services.
True, False - ANSWER False
Vaccinating a woman during pregnancy is an example of SELECT ALL THAT
APPLY
Passive immunity for the mother.
Secondary prevention for the infant.
Primary prevention for the mother.
, All of the above. - ANSWER Primary prevention for the mother
Most diseases are caused by a single causal factor.
True
ANSWER: False.
Transmission of gonorrhoea during penis-in-vagina intercourse is an example of
which mode of transmission?
Droplet
Inirect
Vectorborne.
Direct
Vehicleborne - ANSWER Direct
Culturally adapted care improves the patient experience and satisfaction with
care, but does not improve long-term health outcomes.
True
False - ANSWER False
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