STUDY GUIDE FOR THE 1ST SAS5 DISEASE AND SOCIETY MID�TERM EXAM

STUDY GUIDE FOR THE 1
ST
SAS5 DISEASE AND SOCIETY MID‐
TERM EXAM
This study guide was prepared with the hope that it will be helpful in preparing you for your first
SAS5 midterm exam. It provides examples of questions that you can expect to see on the exam. Some
of the questions on the exam might appear as printed below, others might be variations on the topic.
The exam also will feature questions that relate to the concept rather than content of what was
presented in class. Most questions will be ‘short answer’, with some ‘multiple choice’.
Lecture 1
What was the name of the UC Davis chancellor who played a key role in establishing the bicycle
infrastructure and culture on his campus?
Emril Mrak
Antonie van Leeuwenhoek is regarded by many as the ‘father of the microscope’. His drawings
feature many ‘animalcules’. By what common term do we refer to these ‘little animals’ today?
Animalcules are also known as microorganisms
Which of the following statements about Dutch Elm Disease is true: A) it is caused by a fungus;
B) it is spread by a beetle; C) it wiped out many of the elm trees in the eastern US in the middle
of the last century; D) all of the above.
D: all of the above
What is the difference between HIV and AIDS?
AIDS is a disease of the immune system that is caused from HIV, a virus
In 2010, HIV/AIDS was removed from the list of so‐called “communicable diseases of public
health significance”. What did this mean for travelers with HIV/AIDS entering the US?
Travelers with HIV/AIDS entering the US did not have to follow through in tedious processes and
formally declare that they were diagnosed with HIV/AIDS, to avoid being penalized, upon entering
the US
Lecture 2
What do the following diseases have in common: Pott’s disease, tuberculous spondylitis, and
vertebral caries?
They all follow under the same disease taxonomy (classification scheme of diseases)
The International Classification of Diseases (ICD) uses codes to classify diseases and related
health problems. Give one example of how these codes are used.
EX: A18.0 M49.0
A18.0: stands for tuberculosis of bones/joints
M49.0: classifies as spondylopathies
ICD is used as public health/morbidity data to track certain diseases and to understand where how
they are spread and where they are prevalent
Who are the beneficiaries of the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act?

The victims that became “sick” from the 9/11 attacks benefit from this act, receiving medical care and
compensation from the government
What is the ‘etiology’ of a disease?
The ‘etiology’ decribes the cause of the disease, how it originates
Cystic fibrosis is a) a genetic disease, b) an infectious disease, or c) a little bit of both. Explain
answer c).
Cystic fibrosis is a little bit of both a genetic disease as well as an infectious disease; it is genetic as it
is caused by a mutation in the CFTR gene; it is infectious because the disease can worsen, furthermore
develop with the continued production with the slime pseudomonas aeruginosa