Question

1. According to UNAIDS and WHO, in an epidemic with more than 5% adult prevalence, no sexually active person is "low risk"

True

False

2. When the CDC was first informed that male and female Haitians in south Florida were reported having HIV/AIDS.....

It expanded the Case definition to include heterosexual transmission

one explanation put forward was that the infections were the result of inadvertent homosexual contact

It suggested deportation to protect US citizens.

It suggested that it was an entirely different disease independent of HIV/AIDS

3. Which of the following is TRUE about the history of Syphilis:

It only affects those living in poverty

It was considered an unfortunate accident

Early treatments were toxic but effective

Patients with syphilis were turned away for their condition

4. County health departments of rural areas within a state were reporting a spike in the number of new cases of HIV, and were able to link new HIV transmissions to the injection of opioids. The state’s governor lifted a state-wide ban on needle exchange programs to halt further spread of HIV. This is an example of

a community-level prevention effort.

a network-level prevention effort.

a public policy-level prevention effort.

a individual-level prevention effort.

5.

Assessment is....

Only for determining what services are necessary

Never used to identify behavioral risks in the population

Always performed by community members as necessary

A core function of Public Health

7. An ethical issue arising in the Tuskegee syphilis study, conducted by the U.S. Public Health Service, was that

Study participants were fully informed of their role in the study and what they were being treated for.

The benefits of the study did outweigh the risks of being a participant.

Syphilis in study participants remained untreated after it was confirmed in the scientific community that Penicillin was an effective treatment.

None of these

Answer 1

1. True.

With adult prevalence over 5% and with the majority of sexually active people may considered at elevated risk.

2. It expanded the Case definition to include heterosexual transmission

It represents an epidemiologically distinct pattern of illness that ultimately would be explained mostly by heterosexual transmission.

3. It was considered an unfortunate accident.

The key is to see it as an unfortunate accident as like catching a common cold.

4. a community-level prevention effort.

Preventing te exchange of needles reduces the risk of community spread.

5. A core function of Public Health.

7. That Penicillin was an effective treatment.