TEST BANK For Gordis Epidemiology, 7th Edition By David D Celentano; Moyses Szklo, Verified Chapters 1 - 20, Complete Newest Version TEST BANK For Gordis Epidemiology, 7th Edition By David D Celentano; Moyses Szklo, Verified Chapters 1 - 20, Complete Newest Version
Chapter 19 Epidemiology and Public Policy
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Chapter 20 Ethical and Professional Issues in Epidemiology
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1. Which of the following is an example of tertiary prevention?
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a. Vaccination for rotavirus for children younger than the age of 1 year RT RT RT RT RT RT RT RT RT RT RT
b. Surgical amputation of an extremity with osteosarcoma (bone cancer)RT RT RT RT RT RT RT RT
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d. Sexual education program in elementary schools RT RT RT RT RT
e. Increasing taxes for buying cigarettes RT RT RT RT R
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Surgical amputation of an extremity with osteosarcoma (bone cancer) is an example in which
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when a disease is present the treatment (amputation) is done to reduce the impact of dis
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easeby preventing the tumor from dissemination. Vaccination for rotavirus for children young
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er than the age of 1 year, sexual education program in elementary schools, and increasing taxe
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s for buying cigarettes represent examples of primary prevention. Screening for gestational di
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abetes after 24 weeks of pregnancy is an example of secondary prevention.
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2. This historic character observed that childbed fever mortality more common among women tr
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eated by physicians and medical students compared with women treated by midwives. Based o
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n his observations, he implemented a hand wash policy that resulted in adecrease in mortality.
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a. John Snow RT
b. Edward Jenner RT
c. D.A. Henderson RT
d. Leon Gordis RT
e. Ignaz Semmelweis RT R
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Ignaz Semmelweis identified that medical students and physicians transmitted the disease b
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ynot washing their hands after examining bodies at autopsies and conducting multiple exami
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3. Thanks to the contributions of Edward Jenner, the following disease was eradicated later
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by efforts organized by D.A. Henderson:
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a. Cholera
b. Smallpox
c. Chickenpox
d. Polio
e. Zika
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