Environmental Health
Reproductive Health
Substance Abuse
Epidemiology
Mixed Bag O' Treats
100

The World Health Organization proposed using this insecticide to control the population of malaria-carrying mosquitos in Africa.   

What is DDT or Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane?

100

Symptoms of this cancer are abdominal and back pain, unusual vaginal bleeding or discharge, bloating, pain or pressure in the pelvic area, feeling full quickly or difficulty eating, or frequent urinating/constipation. 

What is ovarian cancer? 

100

Women need to consume at least this number of drinks to identity as a binge-drinker. 

What is four? 

100

Unlike case-control studies, cohort studies recruit participants based on this.

What is exposure status? 

100

This disease can cause a butterfly-shaped skin rash among the face and is common in women. 

What is lupus? 
200

This element in your bloodstream can increase a woman's risk of hypertension, atherosclerosis, and reduce kidney function. 

What is lead? 

200

This STD, known as the "silent infection", is treatable with either doxycycline or azithromycin. Left untreated, it can cause pelvic inflammatory disease or an ectopic pregnancy. 

What is chlamydia? 

200

Epidurals can often be administered with a local anesthetic and sometimes in combination with these two types of drugs. 

What are opioids and narcotics? 

200

When a new disease crosses from an animal species to a human, we call it this. 

What is a spillover? 
200

The World Health Organization defines this as directed at a particular nation or population. Examples are human trafficking, genocide, repression, and female infanticide. 

What is collective violence? 

300

If transmitted to pregnant women, Zika virus can cause this in babies. 

What is microcephaly? 

300

Women with this condition often have excess facial hair, higher levels of androgen, and may miss or have irregular periods. 

What is PCOS (polycystic ovarian syndrome)? 

300

In 2017, the FDA stated that they do not recommend this drug, which can be identified as narcotic, to children and breastfeeding women. 

What is codeine? 

300
Out of all of Hill's criteria, this is the most important thing that an epidemiologist should look for to validate the findings of a study. 

What is a temporal relationship? 

300
This woman developed health education programs in NYC's poorest neighborhood which reduced infant mortality by 40%. 

Who is Sara Josephine Baker? 

400

This air pollutant is greatly influenced by motor vehicle emissions and can cause infertility in women and low birth weight in babies. 

What is particulate matter? 

400
This type of HPV vaccine is the only one distributed in the United States. 

What is Gardasil-9?

400

This was the most abused prescription opioid among women 12 years and older. 

What is buprenorphine? 

400

This is the ability of a person to produce an immune response after infection or vaccination.

What is immunogenicity? 

400

This disease is characterized by an abnormal enlargement of your thyroid and be caused by an iodine deficiency. 

What is goiter? 

500

Women and girls are more affected by this bacterial disease which can be transmitted through oral-fecal route. Symptoms involve a person's skin turning bluish-gray and extreme fluid loss. 

What is cholera? 

500

This is a dangerous pregnancy complication which can be identified by high levels of protein in the urine, higher blood pressure, and may even cause fetal growth restriction. 

What is pre-eclampsia? 

500

Individuals in the South Asian community sometimes combine this snack with tobacco despite its adverse effects on oral health and carcinogenic properties. 

What is paan?  

500
Epidemiologists must consider this three principles when doing research on human subjects 

Beneficence, justice, respects for persons. 

500

This Schedule III drug can cause cause rapid unconsciousness, slows down breathing, and may be used on victims of sexual assault. 

What is Special K or ketamine or Kit Kat?