MPH Global Health & Disease Prevention

Question 1

The World Health Organization (WHO) defines health as:

Accepted Answer

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

Answer

WHO's 1948 definition of health is a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being — a positive, holistic conception beyond mere absence of disease.

Question 2

The epidemiological transition refers to:

Accepted Answer

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

Answer

The epidemiological transition describes how populations shift from high infectious disease mortality to predominance of chronic NCDs as development and living conditions improve.

Question 3

Which intervention is credited with the global eradication of smallpox?

Accepted Answer

Mass vaccination campaigns

Answer

Smallpox was eradicated in 1980 through a WHO-coordinated global vaccination campaign using the ring vaccination strategy to surround and contain outbreaks.

Question 4

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

Accepted Answer

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

Answer

DALYs (Disability-Adjusted Life Years) combine years of life lost to premature death with years lived with disability, providing a comprehensive disease burden measure.

Question 5

'Herd immunity' is achieved when:

Accepted Answer

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

Answer

Herd immunity occurs when enough people are immune — through vaccination or prior infection — to interrupt ongoing transmission and protect even unvaccinated individuals.

MPH - Master of Public Health Practice Test

MPH - Master of Public Health Practice Test

MPH Global Health & Disease Prevention