Question

Which of the following islare a rolels) of the public health system? To be marked correct, youll need to select all applicable statements, as there may be more than one correct answer View Available Hint(s) Developing policy and plans that support good community health Monitoring disease within a population Mobilizing health resouroes to meet needs Application of Koch's postulates in human models in order to better understand disease One-third of the world's population is infected with Mycobactenium tuberculosis, the causative agent of tuberoulosis. In 2015, there were 10.4 milion new cases of tuberculosis out of 7 2 billion susceptible hosts An estimated 1.8 million infected individuals died from the disease. Caloulate the incidence rate of tuberculosis per 100,000 in the population in 2015 View Available Hintis) 25 cases per O 692.3 cases per 100,000 17307.7 cases per 100,000 144.4 cases per 100,000 Part A One out of every 1,000 children who contract measles will develop encephalitis. This statistic is a measure of View Available Hints) ratio O proportion ncidence rate A double-blind, randomized study is being used to test the e ectiveness of a new drug that targets the multi-drug resistant bacterium Clostridium difficile. Infected participants in the study were given either a placebo or the test drug and then monitored for one month for clearance of infection. This type of study can best be characterized as View Available Hintis) O observational study O cross-sectional study O Comelation study Oexperimental study

Answer 1

1a All organized measures to prevent disease ,promote health and prolong life among the population as a whole.

3a A ratio often compares two rates

4 d In an experimental study the investigator determines through a controlled process the exposure for each individual or community and then tracks the individuals or communities overtime to detect the effects of the exposure.

5 a,c,d.

6c,d contributing factors are

Inappropriate clinical use of antibiotics,immunocompromised patient,health care facilities and life style.