QUESTION 1

Why was Mary Mallon confined to North Brother Island for the rest of her life?

		She needed constant medical treatment to prevent her from dying.
		Even casual contact with her could result in others becoming infected.
		She could not be trusted not to work as a cook.
		She had assaulted public health officers and was sentenced to imprisonment on the island.

5 points

QUESTION 2

In the tertiary phase, syphilis commonly attacks

		The gastrointestinal system or the endocrine system
		The nervous system or the endocrine system
		The cardiovascular system or the gastrointestinal system
		The cardiovascular system or the nervous system

5 points

QUESTION 3

What happens if the immune systems response to typhoid infection is too strong?

		Excessive salivation causes dehydration.
		A hole is torn in the intestines.
		Blood vessels in the fingers and toes collapse and gangrene sets in.
		The infected person begins to hemorrhage from the lungs.

5 points

QUESTION 4

The first symptom of syphilis is usually

		A painless sore or lesion
		A cough
		Nausea
		A fever

5 points

QUESTION 5

Who was Elizabeth Kenny?

		An Australian nurse who advocated exercise for paralyzed limbs
		The inventor of the first polio vaccine
		The first March of Dimes poster child
		The inventor of the iron lung

5 points

QUESTION 6

The bacteria that causes typhoid is commonly transmitted

		Through contaminated food and water
		Through the blood and saliva
		Through the air
		Through lice

5 points

QUESTION 7

Syphilis is most commonly transmitted from one person to another through

		Contaminated water
		The air
		Sex
		Blood transfusions

5 points

QUESTION 8

Polio harms people when it attacks

		The bone marrow
		The liver
		The central nervous system
		The cardiovascular system

5 points

QUESTION 9

Polio is transmitted through

		Flea bites
		The respiratory route
		Contact with sores on the bodies of infected people
		The oral-fecal route

5 points

QUESTION 10

In most people infected with polio, the virus stays

		In the liver
		In the spleen
		In the respiratory track
		In the large intestine

5 points

QUESTION 11

Which of the following is NOT a common symptom of typhoid infection?

		Fever
		Diarrhea
		Headache
		Seizures

5 points

QUESTION 12

NOT including the latent phase, how many stages or phases are there to syphilis?

		3
		4
		10
		7

5 points

QUESTION 13

Which American president suffered from polio?

		Warren G. Harding
		Calvin Coolidge
		Franklin D. Roosevelt
		Woodrow Wilson

5 points

QUESTION 14

Which charity was founded to raise money to pay for polio treatment?

		Easter Seals
		March of Dimes
		Jerry's Kids
		UNICEF

5 points

QUESTION 15

If you are travelling in a part of the world in which typhoid is common, all of the following would be dangerous to consume EXCEPT

		A well-done hamburger
		A fruit plate
		A glass of lemonade with ice in it
		A green salad

5 points

QUESTION 16

Which of the following was NOT an early name for syphilis?

		The Christian Disease
		The French Disease
		The Great Pox
		The Woodcutter's Disease

5 points

QUESTION 17

Before the twentieth century, syphilis was often treated with

		Mercury
		Milk baths
		White lead
		Mustard seed

5 points

QUESTION 18

Why is it important to develop effective vaccines against typhoid?

		There is no known cure for typhoid, so prevention through the use of vaccines is important
		Antibiotics can cure a typhoid infection, but some strains of typhoid are becoming resistant to antibiotics.
		Typhoid is the leading cause of death from infectious disease in Australia and western Europe.
		Typhoid infection is almost always fatal.

5 points

QUESTION 19

Mary Mallon worked as a

		Nurse
		Teacher
		Cook
		Maid

5 points

QUESTION 20

People who survive polio are often left

		Paralyzed
		Blind
		Comatose
		Scarred