MPH Global Health & Disease Prevention

Question 1

The World Health Organization (WHO) defines health as:

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A state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being, not merely the absence of disease

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The absence of disease and infirmity

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Optimal functioning of all organ systems

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Access to quality health care services

Question 2

The epidemiological transition refers to:

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A change in the leading causes of morbidity and mortality from infectious to chronic non-communicable diseases

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The shift from hospital-based to community-based care

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The movement of disease surveillance from local to global systems

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Migration patterns that change disease distribution worldwide

Question 3

Which intervention is credited with the global eradication of smallpox?

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Mass vaccination campaigns

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Antibiotic treatment

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Water sanitation programs

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Quarantine of affected regions

Question 4

The Global Burden of Disease (GBD) study uses 'DALYs' to measure:

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Years of healthy life lost due to illness, disability, and premature death

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Deaths attributable to lifestyle factors

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Direct economic costs of disease at the population level

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Disease incidence rates across global regions

Question 5

'Herd immunity' is achieved when:

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A sufficient proportion of the population is immune to prevent sustained transmission

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All individuals in a population are vaccinated

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The most vulnerable individuals are protected through treatment

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A pathogen mutates to become less virulent

Question 6

Primary prevention of disease focuses on:

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Preventing disease occurrence before it develops

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Early detection of disease through screening

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Reducing disability in those already diagnosed

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Rehabilitation after illness