SPHHS FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND 100%
CORRECT ANSWERS
Which of the following are living, single-celled organisms that can grow and reproduce
outside the body if given the appropriate nutrients?
Bacteria
Which of the following are the most common sources of human infection in the world?
Parasites
Which of the following is the most common route of transmission of the HIV virus in
developing countries?
Heterosexual Relations
What may develop as a result of previous exposure to the pathogen, or the host may
naturally lack susceptibility for a variety of reasons?
Immunity
What infectious diseases uses contact tracing is used in addition to quarantine
Tuberculosis
What animals in China serve as important reservoirs for the creation of new strains of
influenza
Birds and pigs
What do retroviruses cause in animals
Cancer
The last major pandemic of influenza in the United States occurred in
1918-1919
True or False? By the 1960s, the threat of infectious diseases seemed to have been reduced
to a minor nuisance.
, True
In 2003, what disease broke out in Illinois and Wisconsin.
Monkeypox
What causes malaria?
Protozoan
True or False? Transfusion with HIV-contaminated blood is no longer a significant source
of HIV infection in the United States.
True
The "Three Es" of injury prevention—education, enforcement, and engineering—were
first applied in which industry?
Auto industry
What component of tobacco smoke provides the flavor in cigarette smoke and is also a
major source of its carcinogenicity?
Tars
Which of the following is the nation's most significant public health issue?
Cigarette Smoking
What can be improved by "point of choice" posting of nutritional information
Self-efficacy
What provided the first solid evidence that smoking caused cancer and heart disease
Epidemiology
What is causing effective actions against smoking ?
Awareness of second-hand smoke
What produces a healthier weight loss result
CORRECT ANSWERS
Which of the following are living, single-celled organisms that can grow and reproduce
outside the body if given the appropriate nutrients?
Bacteria
Which of the following are the most common sources of human infection in the world?
Parasites
Which of the following is the most common route of transmission of the HIV virus in
developing countries?
Heterosexual Relations
What may develop as a result of previous exposure to the pathogen, or the host may
naturally lack susceptibility for a variety of reasons?
Immunity
What infectious diseases uses contact tracing is used in addition to quarantine
Tuberculosis
What animals in China serve as important reservoirs for the creation of new strains of
influenza
Birds and pigs
What do retroviruses cause in animals
Cancer
The last major pandemic of influenza in the United States occurred in
1918-1919
True or False? By the 1960s, the threat of infectious diseases seemed to have been reduced
to a minor nuisance.
, True
In 2003, what disease broke out in Illinois and Wisconsin.
Monkeypox
What causes malaria?
Protozoan
True or False? Transfusion with HIV-contaminated blood is no longer a significant source
of HIV infection in the United States.
True
The "Three Es" of injury prevention—education, enforcement, and engineering—were
first applied in which industry?
Auto industry
What component of tobacco smoke provides the flavor in cigarette smoke and is also a
major source of its carcinogenicity?
Tars
Which of the following is the nation's most significant public health issue?
Cigarette Smoking
What can be improved by "point of choice" posting of nutritional information
Self-efficacy
What provided the first solid evidence that smoking caused cancer and heart disease
Epidemiology
What is causing effective actions against smoking ?
Awareness of second-hand smoke
What produces a healthier weight loss result
