Epidemiology and Surveillance of Emerging
Infectious Diseases
More than 70 percent of emerging and reemerging pathogens are ________.
zoonotic
Most emerging and reemerging diseases are zoonotic in nature.
What is most imperative for identifying, anticipating, and responding to emerging and reemerging
diseases?
Pathogen evolution
Pathogen evolution is a driver of emerging and reemerging diseases, but it is surveillance which is needed
to identify, anticipate, and respond to them.
Which are examples of specific data that are collected in the surveillance of emerging and
reemerging diseases? (Select all that apply.)
Patient symptoms.
Results from diagnostics.
Patient symptoms and results from diagnostics are examples of the data collected in surveilling emerging
and reemerging diseases.
Why have antibiotics become resistant?
,Overuse in humans and animals
Due to their overuse and abuse, many antibiotics have become resistant.
Contributions of Science and Technology
Which is the most important prerequisite for implementing costly intervention programs?
assessing needs
Performing a needs assessment will help the intervention to be evidence-based.
In which way can evidence-based interventions, technologies, and medicines help to decrease the
rate of disease transmission in developing regions?
replacing cultural myths
Evidence-based interventions, technologies and medicines can replace cultural myths which
contribute to disease transmission.
Information technology genetics and genomics are evidence-based tools that are geared towards
_______ diseases.
Noncommunicable
,Because they are used for gathering data on genetically related diseases, information technology
genetics and genomics are geared towards noncommunicable diseases.
Evidence-Based Intervention
Despite technology and scientific knowledge, widespread treatment of some diseases is lacking due
to inadequate resources and ________.
Infrastructure
Making treatments more widespread is often due to weaknesses in resources and the necessary
health care infrastructure, especially in developing and remote regions.
The benefits of evidence-based interventions in low- and middle-income countries are that the
interventions are more cost effective, more effective in using resources, and less ________.
Time-consuming
Evidence-based interventions take less time to implement.
A cost constraint of evidenced-based research in areas with poor health infrastructure is that
gathering ________ data may be necessary.
On the ground
The lack of infrastructure might make it necessary to gather information on-the-ground, or by
travelling door-to-door throughout the community to gather health data.
, Global and Regional Epidemiology of
Noncommunicable Diseases
True or False. In many of the world’s regions, the burden of noncommunicable disease is surpassing
the burden of communicable disease.
True
True. The factors that contribute to noncommunicable disease are present across the globe, and
its burden is quickly overtaking that of infectious disease.
Which behavior can result in all four of the most common noncommunicable diseases?
Tobacco use
Tobacco use has been attributed to all four of the most common NCDs.
Which are among the biggest drivers for noncommunicable disease? (Select all that apply.)
Diet, tobacco use, physical activity and alcohol misuse
Diet, physical activity, tobacco use, and alcohol misuse are the four biggest drivers for a
noncommunicable disease.
Prevention and Treatment of Noncommunicable
Diseases
Infectious Diseases
More than 70 percent of emerging and reemerging pathogens are ________.
zoonotic
Most emerging and reemerging diseases are zoonotic in nature.
What is most imperative for identifying, anticipating, and responding to emerging and reemerging
diseases?
Pathogen evolution
Pathogen evolution is a driver of emerging and reemerging diseases, but it is surveillance which is needed
to identify, anticipate, and respond to them.
Which are examples of specific data that are collected in the surveillance of emerging and
reemerging diseases? (Select all that apply.)
Patient symptoms.
Results from diagnostics.
Patient symptoms and results from diagnostics are examples of the data collected in surveilling emerging
and reemerging diseases.
Why have antibiotics become resistant?
,Overuse in humans and animals
Due to their overuse and abuse, many antibiotics have become resistant.
Contributions of Science and Technology
Which is the most important prerequisite for implementing costly intervention programs?
assessing needs
Performing a needs assessment will help the intervention to be evidence-based.
In which way can evidence-based interventions, technologies, and medicines help to decrease the
rate of disease transmission in developing regions?
replacing cultural myths
Evidence-based interventions, technologies and medicines can replace cultural myths which
contribute to disease transmission.
Information technology genetics and genomics are evidence-based tools that are geared towards
_______ diseases.
Noncommunicable
,Because they are used for gathering data on genetically related diseases, information technology
genetics and genomics are geared towards noncommunicable diseases.
Evidence-Based Intervention
Despite technology and scientific knowledge, widespread treatment of some diseases is lacking due
to inadequate resources and ________.
Infrastructure
Making treatments more widespread is often due to weaknesses in resources and the necessary
health care infrastructure, especially in developing and remote regions.
The benefits of evidence-based interventions in low- and middle-income countries are that the
interventions are more cost effective, more effective in using resources, and less ________.
Time-consuming
Evidence-based interventions take less time to implement.
A cost constraint of evidenced-based research in areas with poor health infrastructure is that
gathering ________ data may be necessary.
On the ground
The lack of infrastructure might make it necessary to gather information on-the-ground, or by
travelling door-to-door throughout the community to gather health data.
, Global and Regional Epidemiology of
Noncommunicable Diseases
True or False. In many of the world’s regions, the burden of noncommunicable disease is surpassing
the burden of communicable disease.
True
True. The factors that contribute to noncommunicable disease are present across the globe, and
its burden is quickly overtaking that of infectious disease.
Which behavior can result in all four of the most common noncommunicable diseases?
Tobacco use
Tobacco use has been attributed to all four of the most common NCDs.
Which are among the biggest drivers for noncommunicable disease? (Select all that apply.)
Diet, tobacco use, physical activity and alcohol misuse
Diet, physical activity, tobacco use, and alcohol misuse are the four biggest drivers for a
noncommunicable disease.
Prevention and Treatment of Noncommunicable
Diseases
