M8 Health Quiz

Drug-resistant forms of tuberculosis have reached epidemic proportions in many regions of the world

Which of the following statements is NOT accurate regarding HIV and AIDS?

The major types of headaches include all of the following EXCEPT

All of the following are true about low back pain (LBP) EXCEPT

Which of the following factors does NOT increase an individual's risk of developing asthma?

The leading killer of US adults for the last 100 years is ______________________.

According to the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), it is not just saturated fats that should be reduced, but ________ as well.

How fat is distributed on the body contributes to the risk of heart disease. What body shape is considered a higher risk?

Susan's aunt suffered from a cerebrovascular accident. What is the common name for this medical problem?

Which of the following may reduce the risk for cardiovascular disease (CVD)?

Read the sign or symptom on the left and then choose the type of diabetes that fits that description.

All of the following are are TRUE of prostate cancer EXCEPT:

Which of the following statements is FALSE regarding lung cancer?

When cancer cells spread to sites in the body distant from the original (primary) cells, they are said to have __________________.

Which of the following is NOT true of Type 2 Diabetes?

Which of the following is true about herpes?

At the present time, there is no cure for herpes.

Once a person is infected, the herpes simplex virus remains in certain nerve cells for life.

When the body produces antibodies to a normally harmless substance in the environment, it is a(n)

Which of the following are risk factors for cardiovascular disease? [One or more answers may be correct.]

Damage to an area of the heart muscle caused by the lack of blood supply is called

The leading risk factor for stroke is

In both types of diabetes glucose is not moving out of the blood stream and into body cells effectively due to problems with a hormone. This hormone is called _____________.

The great majority of cancers are diagnosed at age ________ and above.

Of all the potential risk factors for cancer, which is among the greatest?

An HIV-infected person may go for months or years without showing symptoms of infection.

This cluster of risks -- abdominal obesity, low HDL levels, high blood pressure and high fasting blood glucose -- is known as:

Another name for a heart attack is

Regular exercise reduces the risk for cardiovascular disease in all of the following ways EXCEPT:

The term for high blood pressure is

Uncontrolled diabetes can cause all of the following EXCEPT: