NATS 1670 CONCEPTS OF HUMAN HEALTH AND DISEASE QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS (174 QUESTIONS)

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What was the life expectancy in the early 1900's? Correct Answer Under the age of 50, with a 25% child mortality rate. When was the first vaccine created? Correct Answer 1880 ____________ ______... _______ can reduce life expectancy dramatically, due to the lack of __________________. Correct Answer INFECTIOUS DISEASES can reduce life expectancy dramatically, due to the lack of CONTROL. Upon early discover, microbes were viewed as? Correct Answer Enemies, until used in medicine. What are the beneficial roles of microbes? Correct Answer - waste breakdown/food production - provides protection against more virulent microbe - Drug preparation (penicillin, insulin) - making vitamins - Digestion What does mutual life mean, when in context with microbes? Correct Answer Microbes keep us alive and we keep them alive. What is a chronic disease? Correct Answer a disease that does NOT kill its host quickly What is an acute disease? Correct Answer A disease that DOES cause death quickly. What does the natural evolution of a microbe operate on? Correct Answer The natural evolution of a microbe operates on its spreading capacity. NOT the ability to cause disease What does microbial natural selection favour? Correct Answer Microbial natural selection favours less or non-violent microbes. Which kind of microbes can live in a host WITHOUT causing damage? Correct Answer Microbes that are well-adapted to its host What epidemics were caused by microbes? Correct Answer - Small Pox - Bubonic Plague [Show More]

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