Heart Disease/ Dementia
Alzheimer's Disease can be cured? True or Flase
False, this disease can be treated but not cured. Treatment can help slow down the process and help with certain symptoms
There are about more than 3 million US cases a year of Diabetes Mellitus (True or False)
This is unfortunately true. The most common age range is adults and seniors (41+)
LRI can only be viral. True or False
False, they can be bacterial and viral. Viruses do however cause the most cases of bronchitis.
Where are the majority of diarrhea related infections seen?
A) Africa and South Asia
B) America
C) Europe
A, a lot of this is due to their lack of resources
Road Injuries are the 10th leading cause of death. True or False
True! About 1.34 million people are killed on the road reach year
Whats the average lifespan of Alzheimers?
A) 1 to 5 years
B) 2 to 7 years
C) 3 to 9 years
C, 3 to 9 years!
TB is spread through the air? True or False?
This is true, however if a person is not showing symptoms of the disease they cannot spread it
What causes a stroke?
A) Blood supply cut off to part of brain
B) Too much oxygen in the blood
C) Nothing
A, lack of blood supply to the brain causes a lack of oxygen to those areas so the cells dies and leads to a stroke
Cigarette smoke is the leading cause of COPD. True or False
True, most people who have COPD smoked or smoke. However it is not always the case!
Road Range is the leading cause of death for what age range?
A) 15 to 29 years
B) 30 to 45 years
C) 45 to 63 years
Heart Disease is the number one cause of death in the U.S.? True or False
True, its the leading cause of death for men, women, and people of most racial and ethnic groups
Can one have TB and show no symptoms? Yes or No
Yes, a person can have latent TB which shows no symptoms. However if the TB becomes active you will then start to show symptoms and be contagious
Lower Respiratory infections include:
A) Pneumonia
B) Tuberculosis
C) Both
C, it includes both as well as bronchitis, influenza, and others
No but can be prevented and manageable
Cancer results in 9.6 million deaths globally. True or False
False, cancer results in 8.2 million deaths
How many people where killed by Dementia in 2015?
A) 1 Million
B) 1.5 Million
C) 2 Million
B, 1.5 million people
What is one reason Diabetes Mellitus occur?
A) Liver does not produce enough insulin
B) Pancreas does not produce enough insulin
C) Kidneys do not produce enough insulin
B) You pancreas produces the insulin!
Liver filters blood, detoxifies chemicals, secretes bile
Kidneys secrete hormones
Men have a higher stroke risk than women? True or False
False, women have a higher stroke risk. Part of this has to do with the fact that women normally live longer than men and stroke risk increases with age
Poor hygiene contributes to 88% of diarrhea related deaths. True or False
True! As does drinking contaminated water
Second hand smoking does not cause cancer only actual smoking does. True or False
False! Both do
What causes a heart attack?
(Free response, give it your best shot ;) )
Occurs when one or more of coronary arteries become blocked. This can be due to a build up of fatty substances and cholesterol. When blocked, oxygen is unable to get to heart muscles. This causes that section of the heart to die due and cause a heart attack.
Coronary artery disease causes most heart attacks.
Whats the best way to avoid Diabetes Mellitus?
(Free response, I have faith in you all)
The best way is to live a healthy lifestyle. Maintain a healthy weight, eat well, stay active, do not smoke.
What are some signs that someone might have just had a stroke?
(Free response)
FAST! Face, Arm, Speech, Time!! Drooping face or arm, slurred speech, trouble walking, trouble seeing, numbness on parts of body, trouble understanding, etc.
What are some of the leading causes of COPD
(Free Response)
Air pollution, smoke, tobacco inhalation, etc
In the U.S. more people die from which type of cancer
(Free response)
Lung cancer, however the most common type of cancer is breast cancer