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Wonders of the Human Body
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Global Health
100
He's known as the father of epidemiology because of his working mapping cholera outbreaks in London,
John Snow.
100
This disorder can be characterized by sustained sadness and loss of interest. It is ranked as the leading cause of disability worldwide.
Depression
100
What is the only part of the human body that cannot repair itself?
Teeth.
100

What is the most popular physical activity in the world? 


Walking.

100

What annual global event encourages people to donate blood to save lives?


World Blood Donor Day.

200
In 1928, he was the first to demonstrate the antibacterial properties of penicillin.
Sir Alexander Fleming
200
This the only infectious disease to have been eradicated as a result of vaccine campaigns.
Smallpox
200
Besides your fingers, what other part of your body produces its own completely unique print?
The tongue.
200

Nearly 1 in 10 adults have this disease, which increases risk of heart disease and stroke.

Diabetes

200

What is the name of the global health campaign that promotes handwashing with soap as a key way to prevent disease?


Global Handwashing Day.

300
The founder of modern nursing, she got her start tending wounded soldiers during the Crimean war
Florence Nightingale.
300
Frighteningly, both drug resistant & extremely drug resistant strains of this infectious disease have been identified.
Tuberculosis
300
Babies are born with how many bones?
300.
300
This branch of public health is concerned with all aspects the natural and built environment that could put human health at risk.
Environmental health.
300

True or False: The World Health Organization (WHO) was established after World War II

True (in 1948)!

400
The founder of the field of psychoanalysis. He was most known for theories about repression and the unconscious mind.
Sigmund Freud.
400
These public health measures have received bad press in recent decades, due to a now-debunked study that linked them autism
Vaccines.
400
If the human heart was to spurt blood, the blood would travel how far due to the pressure of a heartbeat?
30 feet.
400
True or False: You can burn calories by fidgeting 

True! Small movements like fidgeting can burn up to 350 calories a day.

400

What groundbreaking vaccine was introduced in 1955 to prevent a crippling disease, which was a major public health breakthrough?

The polio vaccine 

500
The founder of the American Red Cross.
Clara Barton.
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.
Typhoid.
500

What is the only human organ capable of regenerating itself if a part of it is removed?


The Liver

500
Which day of the week is when the risk of heart attack is greatest?
Monday.
500

Which Middle Eastern city has implemented a "Healthy Cities" initiative aimed at improving public health through community participation and urban planning?

Doha, Qatar.