World Health Organization Definition and Health Levels Quiz

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Levels of Health: Excellent, Fairly well, Feeling under par, Definitely sick or ____

ill

_____-state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being - Not merely the absence of disease (World Health Organization)

Health

Disease results from an imbalance between disease agents and man -The nature and extent of the imbalance depend on the nature and characteristics of the _____ and agent

host

Factors in Disease Causation: Agent, _____, Environment

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Biological agents: Anthropoids, Helminthes, Protozoa, Fungi, Bacteria, Rickettsia, _____

Viruses Signup and view all the answers

Chemical agents: Endogenous, Exogenous Endogenous produced by the human, Exogenous outside of the _____

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Infrared Radiation causes thermal damage to the ______

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Ultraviolet Radiation can cause eye injury and ______ damage (accelerated aging)

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Ionizing Radiation, such as X-rays and Gamma Rays, can lead to Acute radiation Syndrome and ______

Radiodermatitis Signup and view all the answers

Cold exposure can lead to trench foot and ______

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Chronic Friction, such as from vibrating tools like a Jackhammer, can lead to Vasospasms of fingers, which can result in ______ syndrome

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The ability of an infectious agent to gain access and adapt to the human host is known as ______

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Pathogenicity is a measure of the ability of an agent, when lodged in the body, to set up a specific ______

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Virulence is a measure of the severity of the reactions, measured in terms of ______

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Reservoir refers to the man, animals, plants, soil, or inanimate organic matter in which an infectious agent lives, multiplies, and depends primarily for ______

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Direct Contact transmission occurs when the unprotected host touches the patient, specimen, or a contaminated ______

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World Health Organization Definition and Health Levels Quiz

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