UNIVERSITY OF THE VISAYAS

COLLEGE OF PHARMACY

MIDTERM EXAM (Public Health)

Name:____Julie Hope Corvera_____________________________

1. The most serious problem facing global health now and in the future is:

A. Nutrition

B. Water

C. Oil

D. Smoking

E. Maternal/child health

2. The leading cause of poor health globally is:

A. Poverty

B. Smoking

C. Sanitation

D. Cardiovascular disease

E. Infectious disease

3. Which of the following is/are related to over-nutrition

A. Obesity

B. Type 2 diabetes

C. Cardiovascular disease

D. All o the above

E. Borh A and B
4. Vit D deficiency is widespread in both developing and developed nations

A. True

B. False

5. Iodine deficiency

A. Occurs especially in areas close to the sea

B. Is unlikely to be seen in mountenous areas

C. Only results from the lack of iodine in drinking water

D. Can result in permanent mental retardation

E. All of the above

6. Developing countries are currently experiencing problems of excess caloric increase

A. True

B. False

7. Because of their universally positive effect on health, there is no such thing as taking as
“too many vitamins”

A. True

B. False

8. Breast feeding, is important to am infants health because

A. It is not affected by the mother’s nutritional state

B. It transfers immunity against certain infectious disease

C. It decreases the mother’s chances of getting pregnant

D. All of the above

9. Public health is politics

A. True

B. False
10. The education level of a mother is a major determinant of the health of the family

A. True

B. False

11. Public health leaders should avoid creating anxiety about health problems in the
community.

A. True

B. False

12. The most important requirement of a vaccine is

A. Safety

B. Ability to stimulate antibody production

C. Ability to stimulate an immune response

D. The proportion of infectious prevented

13. Which of the following strategies was used to control H1N1 influenza epidemic?

A. Isolation of case

B. Quarantine of contacts of case

C. Closing of public venues

D. All of the above

E. A and B

14. The primary objective of immunization prognosis is to

A. Prevent infection

B. Prevent disease

C. Prevent further transmission of the disease agent

15. The success of immunization program are dependent only on safety and efficacy
A. True

B. False

16. A principle of public health of the individual is tied to their community

A. True

B. False

Multiple choice, write your answer before the number.

1. The sudden unexpected occurrence of a disease in a given population:

A) Outbreak

B) Zoonotic

C) Endemic

D) Sporadic

2. The “four o’clock habit” promoted by the Department of Health is designed to prevent the
spread of:

A) Dengue fever

B) Tuberculosis

C) Malnutrition

D) Malaria

3. The disinfectant of choice for municipal water supplies:

A) Lysol

B) Chlorine

C) Ozone

D) Reverse osmosis

4. An object that is able to harbor and transmit microorganisms:

A) Mite

B) Fomite

C) Arthropod
D) Vector

5. An index that measures the number of individuals who have become ill because of a
specific disease within a susceptible population during a specific period A)
Morbidity rate

B) Prevalence rate

C) Mortality rate

D) All of the above

6. The effectiveness of a disinfectant is influenced by:

A) Population size

C) Concentration of the disinfectant

B) Duration of exposure

D) All of the above

7. The capacity of an organism to produce a toxin is known as:

A) Pathogenicity

B) Virulence

C) Toxigenicity

D) Toxicity

8. The Boracay water was declared unsafe due to:

A) Industrial wastes

B) Fecal coliforms

C) Red tide

D) Oil spills

9.. The disinfectant of choice for municipal water supplies:

A) Lysol

B) Chlorine

C) Ozone

D) Reverse osmosis

10. The Boracay water was declared unsafe due to:

A) Industrial wastes
B) Fecal coliforms

C) Red tide

D) Oil spills

11. The causative agent of pneumonia acquired by inhalation from air-conditioners:

A) Chlamydia pneumoniae

B) Salmonella typhi

C) Pneumocystis carinii

D) Legionella pneumophila

12. Bacterial genes responsible for drug resistance are known as:

A) F plasmids

B) R plasmids

C) Transposons

D) Both B and C

13. The following can be sterilized in an autoclave, except:

A) Olive oil

B) Culture media

C) Water

D) Glassware

14. An algae group responsible for red tide poisoning:

A) Dinoflagellate

B) Diatom

C) Euglenoid

D) None of the above

15. A priority program of DOH, which aims at promoting availability of quality services in
health centers and hospitals:

A) Health Sector Reform Agenda D) Health Passport Initiative

B) National Health Objectives E) None of the above

C) Sentrong Sigla
16. Another priority program of DOH, which emphasizes partnership and shared
responsibility for health among various sectors:

A) Health Sector Reform Agenda D) Health Passport Initiative

B) National Health Objectives E) None of the above

C) Sentrong Sigla

17. Its function is mainly to serve as an advisory body to the local executive or local
legislative on health related matters:

A) DOH

B) WHO

C) QUERT

D) Sentrong Sigla

E) None of the above

18. Backyard gardening, community project and putting of herbal plants are among the major
activities under this program

A) Araw ng Sangkap Pinoy

D) WHO

B) Nutrition Program

E) None of the above

C) National Drug Policy Program

19. A type of industrial hazard, which includes ambient heat, burn, noise and vibration:

A) Biological B) Chemical C) Physical D) Ergonomic E) None of the above

20. It is an aging process in the life cycle of lake, pond or slow moving river and stream
brought about by the accumulation of nutrients needed to sustain aquatic plants and animals
accompanied by an increase in the number of organisms:

A) Acidification B) Alkalinification C) Nitrification

D) Eutrophication E) None

21. This is a period between conception through complete delivery of the product of
conception:

A) Pregnancy B) Fertilization C) Implantation D) Cleavage

22. A trace mineral necessary for heme synthesis, electron transport and wound healing:
 A) Copper B) Manganese C) Chromium D) Zinc E) None

23. A short-term expression of alcohol toxicity:

A) Cirrhosis B) Alcoholism C) Hang-over D) A and B E) B

24. Vitamin B deficiency caused by alcoholism produces a neurological disorder called:

A) Steven Johnson’s Syndrome D) A and B

B) Down Syndrome E) None

C) Wernicke-Korsakoff Syndrome

25. Regarding the nature of medicinally important viruses, which one of the following
statements is least accurate?

A) Poliovirus is a non-enveloped virus with RNA as its genome.

B) Epstein-Barr virus is a non-enveloped virus with RNA as its genome.

C) Hepatitis B is an enveloped virus with RNA as its genome.

D)Influenza virus is an enveloped virus with RNA as its genome.