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What is the leading cause of death in the U.S.? A. heart disease B. chronic liver disease C. cancer D. stroke
What is heart disease. In 2023: Heart disease caused approximately 680,000 deaths, Cancer -- 613,000 Stroke -- 162,000, chronic liver disease -- 52,000
This U.S. agency, created in 1970, is responsible for enforcing workplace safety and health regulations.
What is the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)?
How many schools are under UTHealth Houston?
What is seven?
Cizik School of Nursing
McGovern Medical School
MD Anderson UTHealth Houston Graduate School
School of Behavioral Health Sciences
McWilliams School of Biomedical Informatics
School of Dentistry
School of Public Health
In 1982, seven deaths in Chicago were attributed to an over-the-counter medication that had been laced with potassium cyanide. Which OTC pain reliever/fever-reducer was implicated in the poisonings?
A. Aspirin B. Tylenol C. Advil D. Motrin
What is Tylenol? The incident spurred a public health investigation that brought about the “tamper-proof” packaging pill bottles we have today.
What year was UTHealth Houston established?
What is 1972?
What is the process of sterilizing milk called?
What is pasteurization? Although Louis Pasteur's process of pasteurization was first applied in wine preservation, mild producers adopted the process of pasteurization in the 1920's and thereby eliminated a substantial vector of food borne disease
This disease comes from the tropical rain forests in the northern and western parts of Africa, and is commonly mistaken for measles or chickenpox.
What is Monkeypox
What toxic element causes the neurological disorder that inspired the Alice in Wonderland; character, the Mad Hatter?
What is mercury? Mercury, a highly toxic element, used to be a component of the production process of felt for hats. The application of a mercury solution was used roughen the surface of animal hair that was then shaped into felt hats. The mercury was absorbed through the skin, and attacked the nervous system, which caused a degenerative nervous disorder. Symptoms of the disorder included fluttering eyelids, slurred speech, an unsteady gait and general mental confusion. Hence, the term "mad as a hatter."
Antibiotics are widely used as a preventive measure against bacterial diseases. For how many years have antibiotics been used?
What is >500 years?
What is the oldest school at UTHealth Houston?
What is the School of Dentistry? Originally named the Texas Dental College, it was established in 1905.
Folic acid, which is found in oranges, prevents what birth defect?
What is spina bifida? It is advised that women of child-bearing age consume .4 milligrams of folic acid to avoid birth defects, such as spinal bifida. Folic acid is also found in other foods, such as broccoli and dried beans.
Prolonged occupational exposure to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), also known as “forever chemicals,” has been associated with increased risk of this type of cancer.
What is kidney cancer?
What heavy metal is dangerous for fetal development and is found in large fish?
What is mercury?
The bifurcated needle, a fork-shaped device designed to deliver vaccines intradermally, was the primary instrument used in what highly successful, global vaccination campaign?
What is Smallpox?
Invented in 1965 by Dr. Benjamin Rubin with Wyeth Laboratories, the two-pronged needle was the primary instrument used during the World Health Organization’s 1966-1977 campaign to end smallpox, which was once a global scourge. The needle’s simplicity, portability and low cost helped to make the eradication of smallpox a reality in 1980, the first time a deadly disease was ever eliminated in humans.
Which faculty member's book and work at the CDC inspired the movie Outbreak?
Who is Joseph McCormick?
This amino acid derivative, conditionally essential during catabolic stress, is used therapeutically in critical care nutrition to support immune function and gut integrity.
What is glutamine? Glutamine is the most abundant amino acid (a building block of protein) in your body, which the body can produce on its own but also obtains from food. It's crucial for protein synthesis, immune function, and gut health, as it provides fuel for fast-growing cells, like those in the digestive and immune systems.
This neglected tropical disease, caused by Trypanosoma cruzi and transmitted by triatomine bugs, has become an emerging global health issue due to migration patterns. What is the diseases generic name?
What is Chagas disease?
Rachel Carson’s 1962 book Silent Spring raised awareness of this pesticide’s impact on ecosystems. What is the pesticide?
What is DDT?
Who is widely considered the "Father of Modern Epidemiology"?
Who is John Snow? John Snow is widely regarded as the "Father of Modern Epidemiology" following his efforts to contain the cholera outbreak in London 's Soho district in 1854. Snow identified the cause of the outbreak as a public water pump on Broad Street and had the handle removed, thus ending the outbreak.
Who was the first President of UTHealth Houston?
Who is John Victor Olson, DDS, MS, Acting President?