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N309 Test 2 questions with correct answers.
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- Nurs 309
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- Liberty University
N309 Test 2 questions with correct answers.
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N309 Test 2 questions with correct answersWhat does "communicable disease" mean and how are differing levels
of disease spread differentiated? Correct Answer--Illnesses caused by
exposure to infectious or parasitic agents
-Can be spread directly or indirectly
How do clinical and public health focuses differ in relation to
communicable disease? Correct Answer--Clinical: diagnosis of the
individual; treatment; provide supportive care
-Public: surveil population for outbreaks; enact strategies
How do vaccines and antibiotics differ? Correct Answer-Vaccines are
used for prevention while antibiotics are used for treatment
What does Bill Gates say is needed to prepare for the next pandemic?
Correct Answer-1. Strengthen health systems
2. Create a medical corps
3. Pair medical and military
4.Run germ games
5. Step up research and development
What is GOARN and what does it do? Correct Answer-Global Outbreak
Alert and Response Network
-Aims to reduce global threats of emerging and re-emerging infectious
outbreaks
, -Provides rapid access to experts and resources for outbreak responses
Where and who is most at risk of communicable diseases? Correct
Answer--People in poor countries
-Children
-Adults (15-59)
-Everybody if a new pandemic
What communicable diseases especially affect children? Correct
Answer-respiratory infections, diarrheal diseases, malaria, measles
What is an SDG related to communicable diseases? Correct Answer-
SDG 3.3: end epidemics of AIDS, TB, Malaria & other diseases
What are HAART and vertical transmission? Correct Answer--
Antiretroviral drugs: moved HIV from a fatal disease to chronic
condition
What are barriers to identifying emerging and re-emerging infectious
disease outbreaks? Correct Answer--Weak disease surveillance systems
in poor countries
-Inadequate labs or tests to rapidly identify new outbreaks
-Hiding or distorting information about disease outbreaks between
countries
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