Weekly Health Quiz - Measles

According to the CDC ("Measles: Make Sure Your Child Is Fully Immunized"), 

which of the following are true?

a) "In 2008, there were about 164,000 measles deaths worldwide . . . "

b) "People in the United States still get measles, but it's not very common. That's because most people in this country are protected against measles through vaccination."

c) "Measles spreads through the air when an infected person coughs or sneezes. It is so contagious that if one person has it, 90% of the people around him or her will also become infected if they are not protected."

d) "From January 1 to April 18, 2014, 129 people in the United States have been reported as having measles. Usually only about 60 cases in the United States are reported each year."

e) all of the above


Answere) all of the above

Sourcehttp://www.cdc.gov/features/measles/

Weekly Health Quiz - Safe Drinking Water

DoctorzBlox Weekly Health Quiz - Sat Aug 17, 2013

Clean Water in an Emergency

According to the CDC’s “Water-Related Emergencies and Outbreaks” 
(updated May 2013)

“Boiling is the surest method to make water safer to drink . . . ”
“If you don’t have safe bottled water and if boiling is not possible, you often can make water safer to drink by using a disinfectant such as unscented household chlorine bleach or iodine”

Which are correct disenfecting methods?

a) "To disinfect water . . . Filter it through a clean cloth, paper towel, or coffee filter OR allow it to settle."
b) “To use bleach, add 1/8 teaspoon (or 8 drops . . . ) of unscented liquid household chlorine (5-6%) bleach for each gallon of clear water (or 2 drops of bleach for each liter or each quart of water)”
c) Let bleached water "stand for 30 minutes or longer before you use it"
d) “To use iodine” or “Chlorine dioxide tablets” follow the “manufacturer’s instructions"
e) all of above

Source: http://www.cdc.gov/healthywater/emergency/safe_water/personal.html#treating

Answer: (e)

Weekly Health Quiz - Teen Pregnancy

According to the CDC
("Preventing Pregnancies in Younger Teens")

"Teen births in the US have declined over the last 20 years to the lowest level ever recorded, but still more than ______ teens ages 15 to 17 gave birth in 2012."
"  . . . (____) [of] teens ages 15 to 17 have ever had sex."

and

a) 860 ; 6%
b) 8,600 ; 13%
c) 86,000 ; 27%
d) 860,000 ; 55%

Answer: (c) 86,000 ; 27%

Source:
http://www.cdc.gov/vitalsigns/young-teen-pregnancy/index.html 

Weekly Health Quiz - Sexual Assault

According to the CDC "April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month"

Which of the following are true in "the United States"?

a) "1 in 5 women  . . .  have been raped in their lifetime"
b) "1 in 71 men have been raped in their lifetime"c) "nearly 1 in 2 women and 1 in 5 men have experienced other forms of sexual violence at some point in their lives."d) all of the above
Answer: (d)

Source:
http://www.cdc.gov/Features/SexualViolence/