History of Medicine Paradigm Shifts Quiz
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What was the paradigm change in the late 19th century related to medicine?

  • Emphasis on government and economy
  • Focus on cultural and societal factors
  • Transition from complex causes to specific etiology
  • Shift from geographic variations to germ theory (correct)
  • What is specific etiology in the context of disease?

  • One cause (germ) that is both necessary and sufficient for each disease (correct)
  • Factors such as nutrition, genetics, and treatment
  • Infectious diseases caused by germs
  • Multiple complex causes based in culture and society
  • What is mentioned as a necessary factor for causing tuberculosis in the text?

  • Nutrition and genetics
  • Crowding and ventilation
  • Tubercle bacillus (correct)
  • Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) vaccination
  • Which factor is highlighted as influencing the course of tuberculosis in the text?

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

    Which diseases are mentioned as having complex causes based as much in culture and society as in biology?

    <p>Heart disease, cancer, kidney failure, alcoholism, and violence (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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