he's the father of medicine (we still use his oath)
Who is Hippocrates
100
the only infectious disease to have been eradicated as a result of vaccine campaigns
What is smallpox
100
This law sparked debate between policymakers and religious leaders due to the so-called “birth control mandate”
What is Obamacare/Affordable Care Act
100
Inactivity & poor eating habits put individuals at risk for this leading cause of death in the U.S.
What is high blood pressure, hypertension
200
He's known as the father of epidemiology because of his working mapping cholera outbreaks in london
Who is John Snow
200
when this disease first emerged in the early ‘80s, the major risk groups were known as the 4 H’s (heroin users, haitians, homosexuals and hemophiliacs)
What is HIV/AIDS
200
This epidemic receives EPIC AMOUNTS of media attention, perhaps because it relates to our not-so-healthy cultural obsession with a certain body tissue...
What is the obesity epidemic
200
This “condition” could be called a leading risk factor for a large number of health problems - including obesity, diabetes, and asthma
What is poverty
300
This American founded the american red cross (and has a school in Minneapolis named after her)
Who is Clara Barton
300
frighteningly, both drug resistant & extremely drug resistant strains of this infectious disease have been identified
What is tuberculous
300
These public health measures have received bad press in recent decades, due to a now-debunked study that linked them autism
What are VACCINES/IMMUNIZATIONS
300
Binge drinking is a persistent problem, especially on college campuses - binge drinking is defined as having this number of drinks in a sitting
What is four for women, five for men
400
The founder of modern nursing, she got her start tending wounded soldiers during the Crimean war
Who is Florence Nightingale
400
what tiny creature is responsible for sleeping sickness - a disease endemic to sub-saharan africa
What is the tsetse fly
400
sales of this contraceptive device were halted in 1974 after it was found to cause pelvic infections & severe injury - in part due to the device’s jagged “fins” that often embedded in the uterus.
What is the IUD/DALKON SHIELD
400
A recent study linked this risky behavior to slowed or impaired bone growth in young women - this activity was also associated with higher rates of depression
What is smoking
500
In 1928, was the first to demonstrate the antibacterial properties of penecillin.
Who is Sir Alexander Fleming
500
in the early 1900s, the spread of this infectious disease was attributed to an irish cook, after several of her employers fell ill. the cook was perfectly healthy, but died in quarantine in 1838.
What is typhoid
500
several public health workers were recently killed in pakistan, effectively ending a campaign to prevent this disease - once a major issue in the U.S. but now only endemic in Afghanistan, Nigeria, and Pakistan
What is polio
500
It may seem benign, but studies suggest this very common activity WILL KILL YOU - or at least significantly raise your risk of health problems