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Understanding Diseases Quiz

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What are the four main types of disease mentioned in the text?

Bacterial diseases, viral diseases, genetic diseases, and mental illnesses

Communicable diseases, non-communicable diseases, genetic disorders, and psychological disorders

Chronic diseases, acute diseases, autoimmune diseases, and mental disorders

Infectious diseases, deficiency diseases, hereditary diseases, and physiological diseases (correct)

What is the broader sense in which disease is often used to refer to?

Any condition that causes pain, dysfunction, distress, social problems, or death to the person affected (correct)

Only medical conditions with specific signs and symptoms

Conditions caused by external factors such as pathogens or internal dysfunctions

Exclusively physical health problems

What can internal dysfunctions of the immune system produce?

Mainly physiological diseases

A variety of different diseases including immunodeficiency, hypersensitivity, allergies, and autoimmune disorders (correct)

Only deficiency diseases

Mostly infectious diseases

How can disease affect people?

Physically and mentally as contracting and living with a disease can alter the affected person's perspective on life Signup and view all the answers

What is death due to disease called?

Death by natural causes Signup and view all the answers

Where is the headquarters of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) located?

Atlanta, Georgia Signup and view all the answers

What is the main goal of the CDC?

Control and prevention of disease, injury, and disability Signup and view all the answers

When was the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) founded?

July 1, 1946 Signup and view all the answers

Which area does the CDC especially focus its attention on?

Infectious disease and food safety Signup and view all the answers

Who is the current Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)?

Mandy Cohen Signup and view all the answers