Endemic Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

1. What does FM 4-02 covers what? - correct answers The operational management of the HSS (Health Service Support) and FHP (Force Health Protection) missions for training, pre-deployment, deployment, and post-deployment operations. 2. Define "Health Threat"? - correct answers A composite of ongoing or potential enemy actions; adverse environment, occupational, and geographic and meteorological conditions; endemic disease; and employment of chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear (CB...

Biology 121 - Usask Exam Questions And Answers endemic species - ANS live in only one or a very small number of places (eg island or lake) cosmopolitan species - ANS species that occur in most regions of the world Galapagos island - ANS - Many endemic species - 500 spp. of vascular plants are endemic -92% of species of land birds are endemic - 26% of marine birds are endemic Biological adaptation - ANS an anatomical structure, physiological process or behavioral trai...

Which epidemiological term best describes the following statement? "Signs and symptoms of listeriosis can appear from 3 to 70 days after exposure to the bacteria, with a median time of 3 weeks." A. Latent period B. Incubation period C. Communicability period D. Shedding period E. Pathology period - Correct Answer-B Public Health Ontario reports that the annual number of cases of listeriosis for the years 2009 to 2015 ranged between 43 and 65 (average: 53 cases); however, in 2016, 9...

The AMEDD views threats from what two perspectives?Answer - General threat and health threat What is a health threat?Answer - composite of ongoing potential enemy actions; adverse environmental, occupational, and geographic and meteorological conditions, endemic diseases, CBRN, etc What is health Service Support (HSS)?Answer - All support and services performed, provided, and arranged by the AMEDD to promote, improve, conserve, or restore the mental and physical well being of personnel ...

The sudden unexpected occurrence of a disease in a given population: A) Outbreak B) Zoonotic C) Endemic D) Sporadic - A) Outbreak A causative agent of peptic ulcer: A) Escherichia coli B) Bordetella pertussi C) Shigella dysenteriae D) Helicobacter pylori - D) Helicobacter pylori The "four o'clock habit" promoted by the Department of Health is designed to prevent the spread of: A) Dengue fever B) Tuberculosis C) Malnutrition D) Malaria - A) Dengue fever The first drug available ...

PATH 370 W1 (CH 1, 2, 4, 7) Final Study Guide Exam Endemic - CORRECT ANSWER-native to a local region Etiology - CORRECT ANSWER-study of causes or reasons for phenomena; identifying causative factors in a disease Idiopathic - CORRECT ANSWER-cause of disease is unknown EX: Over 95% of ppl with hypertension; cause is unknown→ defined as essential hypertension Latrigenic - CORRECT ANSWER-cause results from unintended or unwanted medical treatment EX: Mr. Jones has knee problems and w...

Metastatic calcification - Calcium infiltration into *normal tissue* (Hypervitaminosis D) Dystrophic calcification - Calcium infiltration into *abnormal tissue* (atherosclerosis, atheroma) Caseous degeneration - Degeneration associated with tuberculosis Enzymatic degeneration - Degeneration associated with the pancreas Fatty degeneration - This degeneration is seen in the liver (nutmeg liver)and heart (tabby cat heart). In blood vessels, it begins as a fatty dot -> fatty streak -&...

FFA Vet Science (Parasites) Latest Update Graded A+ Blowfly informal name for flies of family Calliphoridae, order Diptera; with larvae which usu feed on dead flesh but which may feed on live flesh causing myiasis Blowfly maggot Family Calliphorida Cat Warble Cattle Grub parasite that enters the hide of a cow in the larval form causing large sores Coccidia A one-celled parasite in the category of protozoa. In dogs and cats, coccidia are generally parasites of the intestin...

What are examples of tertiary prevention? CORRECT ANSWER counseling on medication; rehabilitation; supportive care; reducing disability What is a latent period? CORRECT ANSWER time between exposure of tissue to injurious agent and first appearance of signs and/or symptoms What does endemic mean? CORRECT ANSWER native to local region What is in a subclinical disease? CORRECT ANSWER no noticeable signs or symptoms (inapparent infection) What is etiology? CORRECT ANSWER cause of disease...

NBME - NEW TESTS LATEST UPDATED 2022 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 62 year old woman - osteoporosis - a bisphosphonate is prescribed. The expected beneficial effect of the drug is due to which of the following? Correct Answer-Decreased Osteoclast Activity Cohot Study of elderly women - relative risk ratio for hip fractures among those who exercise regularly is 1.2 (95% confidence interval of 1.1 to 1.8). Which of the following is the conclusion about the effect of exercise on the risk of hip fract...