STD
Name 3 STDS
Syphilis
Herpes
Gonorrhea
Chlamydia
HIV
Hepatitis
What is the leading cause of death in the US
What is heart disease
What will NOT protect against food born disease
A. Washing produce
B. Thoroughly cooking meats and eggs
C. Purchasing organic produce
D. Storing perishables in cool, dry places
What is purchasing organic produce
What is a synonym for an environmental contaminant?
What is toxin
A word that means a disease can be transmitted from one person to another?
What is infectious
What human body system does HIV affect?
What is the immune system
Which of the following diseases has been completly eradicated?
A. Smallpox
B. hepatitis
C. Heliobacter pylori
C. Leukemia
What is smallpox
Which disease is not correctly paired with the thing it prevents?
A. niacin - tuberculosis
B. iodine - goiters
C. vitamin C - scurvy
D. vitamin D - rickets
What is niacin - tuberculosis
Niacin prevents pellagra
A product of the greenhouse effect from an excess of CO2 in the environment is _______
What is climate change
What is a communicable disease?
What is a disease that can be spread from one person to another
How are most children that are living with AIDS infected
What is from mother to fetus during pregnancy or childbirth
What 2 diseases account for over 50% of all deaths in the United States
What is cancer and heart disease
What is pasteurization
Which of the following toxic elements causes the neurological disorder that inspired the Alice in Wonderland character the Mad Hatter?
What is mercury
Epidemiology is the study of _______
What is outbreak of disease in populations
What is the most common STD on college campuses
What is chlamydia
What is the first illness that was attributed to an animal carrier?
What is malaria
Folic acid, found in oranges, prevents what?
What is birth defects
What heavy metal is dangerous for fetal development and is often found in large fish?
What is mercury
A term for perceived patterns and expectations of behavior in a community?
What is social norms
What is the difference between a bacterial STD and a viral STD
What is bacterial STDs can be treated and cured and viral STDs cannot be cured but can be treated
Of the 48 million Americans that currently smoke, how many will die from a smoking related disease if they continue to smoke?
What is 50%
To what minimum internal temperature should you cook poultry in order to ensure that foodbourne bacteria have been destroyed?
What is 180 degrees
Which of the following is not one of the prime health risks associated with greater UV radiation through the atmosphere due to depletion of stratospheric ozone?
A. Increased skin cancer
B. Increased liver cancer
C. Reduced immune system
D. Damage to eyes
What is increased liver cancer
What is public health?
What is the science of protecting and improving the health of people and their communities