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BSNC 1000 MIDTERM 1 EXAM WITHCOMPLETE SOLUTION
Primary prevention is related to what stage? - ANSWER before pathogenesis.
Who is primary prevention aimed at, and how is it used? - ANSWER - directed
at: groups, people, and communities sensitive to disease but without evident
pathology.
- Used to avoid the occurrence of disease or harm.
What are some primary preventive measures for environmental protection? -
ANSWER - Workplace Hazard
- Air quality control
-Basic sanitation
What are specific primary prevention strategies to guard against disease/injury?
ANSWER: Immunisations.
-Seat belts
-measures done to reduce exposure to cancer-causing chemicals.
Which phase is Secondary Prevention related with? - Answer pathogenesis.
What is a significant component of secondary prevention? ANSWER screening:
targeted at early detection and treatment.
, Secondary prevention is used to discover disease early in its progression, before
clinical signs/symptoms appear, in order to make a diagnosis and begin therapy.
What is Tertiary Prevention used for? - ANSWER: Reduce the amount of
incapacity that may arise.
- Begin rehabilitation.
-improve quality of life.
- interrupt the course of sickness
Where does Tertiary Prevention typically take place? - ANSWER: Specialised
clinics, hospitals, rehabilitation
When does infection occur? - ANSWER If the six-chain connection of infection
remains intact.
The presence of a pathogen indicates that infection will begin... True or false? -
ANSWER False; the potential for infection relies on
- adequate number of organisms.
- virulence (capacity to cause disease)
-Capacity to enter/survive host
- vulnerability of the host
What is an infectious agent? - ANSWER: A pathogen.
Examples include bacteria, viruses, fungus, and protozoa.
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