Weekly Health Quiz - Binge Drinking

DoctorzBlox Weekly Health Quiz

According to the CDC ("Binge Drinking: A Serious, Under-Recognized Problem Among Women and Girls" Jan 2013)

"Binge drinking . . . is defined as the consumption of 4 or more alcohol drinks for women (or 5 or more drinks for men) on an occasion."

 "One in 8 women and 1 in 5 high school girls binge drink, increasing their risk of"   ________ .

a) breast cancer
b) heart disease
c) STDs
d) unintended pregnancy
e) all of the above

Answer: (e)

http://www.cdc.gov/features/vitalsigns/bingedrinkingfemale/index.html

(originally published  - Wed Jan 9, 2013)

Weekly Health Quiz - Pool Illness

According to the CDC "May 19–25, 2014, the week before Memorial Day, marks the tenth annual Recreational Water Illness and Injury (RWII) Prevention Week."

Which of the following are "simple and effective steps all swimmers can take each time we swim" ?
a) "Keep the poop, germs, and pee out of the water."  "Don't swim when you have diarrhea."
b) "Shower with soap before you start swimming."
"Wash your hands after using the toilet or changing diapers."
c) "Check the free chlorine level and pH before getting into the water."
"Most superstores, hardware stores, and pool-supply stores sell pool test strips."
"Pools: Proper chlorine (1–3 mg/L or parts per million [ppm]) and pH (7.2–7.8) levels maximize germ-killing power." 
d) "Don't swallow the water you swim in."
e) all of the above


Answer: (e) all of the above






Source:
http://www.cdc.gov/features/rwis/?s_cid=cdc_homepage_whatsnew_002
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Weekly Health Quiz - Tornado Prep: Securing Household Items

According to the CDC ("Preparing for a Tornado" June 2012),

which of the following are recommended for "Arranging and Securing Household Items" ?
a) "Arrange furniture so that chairs and beds are away from windows, mirrors, and picture frames."b) "Place heavy or large items on lower shelves."c) "Secure your large appliances, especially your water heater, with flexible cable, braided wire, or metal strapping."d) "Identify top-heavy, free-standing furniture, such as bookcases and china cabinets, that could topple over.""Secure your furniture by using one of two methods . . . L brackets, corner brackets, or aluminum molding . . . Eyebolts . . . "
e) ALL OF THE ABOVE


Answer: (e) ALL OF THE ABOVE


Source:
http://emergency.cdc.gov/disasters/tornadoes/prepared-page2.asp

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Weekly Health Quiz - MERS

According to the CDC ("Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS)"  May 2014),
which is/are true?  (choose one letter)


a) "On May 2, 2014, the first confirmed case of MERS-CoV was reported in a traveler to the United States. "
b)  "About 30% of people with MERS have died."  
c) "Most people infected with MERS-CoV developed severe respiratory illness with symptoms of fever, cough, and shortness of breath."
d) " . . .  like the SARS virus, MERS-CoV is most similar to coronaviruses found in bats."    
e) all of the above

Answer: (e) all of the above


Source
http://www.cdc.gov/features/novelcoronavirus/
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