Epidemiology and Public Health History

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What were the main determinants influencing disease transmission according to Chadwick's Public Health Act of 1848?

  • Agent, host, environment (correct)
  • Housing, sanitation, clean water
  • Epidemiological triad, host agent environment
  • John Snow, public health movement, Chadwick's Act

Who is reputed to have locked up a pump to prevent the spread of disease during the public health movement?

  • John Snow (correct)
  • Epidemiological triad
  • Dr. Stavros Panagiotou
  • Chadwick

In the 1830s, what was the life expectancy of a laborer in Liverpool according to the text?

  • 30 years
  • 15 years (correct)
  • 5 years
  • 20 years

What was the child mortality rate in Manchester before their fifth birthday in the 1830s according to the text?

<p>50% (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the main focus of Chadwick's Public Health Act of 1848?

<p>Enhancing housing and sanitation (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who is credited with taking action to prevent the spread of disease by locking up a pump during the public health movement?

<p>John Snow (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was the life expectancy of a laborer in Liverpool in the 1830s?

<p>15 years (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What did half of Manchester children experience before their fifth birthday in the 1830s?

<p>Died (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the basic reproductive number in epidemiology?

<p>The number of new cases that occur in a totally susceptible population (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are the main determinants influencing disease transmission according to Chadwick's Public Health Act of 1848?

<p>Housing, sanitation, and clean water (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In the epidemiological triad, what does 'host' refer to?

<p>The potentially susceptible individual (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the role of the 'agent' in the epidemiological triad?

<p>It is the organism that causes the infection (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was one of the main focuses during the beginnings of the public health movement?

<p>Providing clean water and sanitation (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was the main focus of Chadwick's Public Health Act of 1848?

<p>Addressing housing, sanitation, and clean water (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In the epidemiological triad, what does 'environment' refer to?

<p>External factors that affect potential disease transmission (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was the life expectancy of a laborer in Liverpool in the 1830s?

<p>15 years (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who is credited with taking action to prevent the spread of disease by locking up a pump during the public health movement?

<p>John Snow (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What did half of Manchester children experience before their fifth birthday in the 1830s?

<p>They died (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the role of the 'agent' in the epidemiological triad?

<p>The organism that causes the infection (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are the main determinants influencing disease transmission according to Chadwick's Public Health Act of 1848?

<p>Housing, sanitation, and clean water (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the basic reproductive number in epidemiology?

<p>The average number of secondary cases produced by a typical case in a totally susceptible population (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

'The Domains of Public Health' include which of the following?

<p>Epidemiology, public health, and communicable disease (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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