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6. How may rainy seasons impact on malaria cases and why?
- It may increase malaria cases, as mosquitoes breed on stagnant water
- It may increase malaria cases
- It may decrease malaria cases, due to flooding
7. How did H1N1 spread?
- Skin contact
- Infected food/water
- Airborne
- Bodily fluids
8. What is the grassroots strategies case study?
- Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo
- Guinea-worm in Ghana
- Cancer in the UK
- Malaria in Ethiopia
9. define "Endemic"
- a world-wide disease outbreak
- an outbreak of a disease within a restricted area
- the normal, baseline level of a disease within a population
- a contagious disease
10. Which of these is an issue with medicinal plant sourcing?
- Biopiracy
- limited amount of plants
- some cultures may have issues with using plants
11. How did the Red Cross mitigate against cholera in Haiti?
- Education on how it spreads, treatment centres
- treatment advice
- mass distribution of medication
12. What was the source of the Cholera epidemic?
- Red Cross aid workers came while ill and spread it
- Infected UN peacekeepers from Nepal contaminated a river used as a water supply
- Aid workers contaminated food
13. Which of the following is a scientific breakthrough of GSK?
- Ventolin (1969) launched as a treatment for asthma
- Sertraline (2000) launched as an anti-depressant medication
14. What plant does Morphine originate from
- Opium Poppy
- Rosy Periwinkle
15. When was the H1N1 virus declared a pandemic
- April 2009
- July 2009
- June 2009
- May 2009
16. What epidemic followed a natural hazard in which country?
- Guinea Worm in Ghana
- Malaria in Ethiopia
- Cholera in Haiti
- Zika in Brazil
17. Where did H1N1 originate?
- Mexico
- Canada
- Peru
- England
- Brazil
- North America
18. Define zoonotic disease
- a disease spread from animals to humans
- a vector-borne disease
- a disease spread from humans to animals
- a disease spread between animals
19. How has WHO helped to mitigate against HIV/AIDS in Kenya?
- Education of high risk groups, free condoms, HIV clinics for testing & treatment for potential exposure
- Mass vaccination programmes
- Free barrier methods of contraception
20. What country is used in the Malaria case study on strategies to reduce disease?
- Ghana
- Ethiopia
- Mexico
- India