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Question 1
 	One of the important concepts from the Nuremberg Code is that of ____, which means that the subject understands the scope of the study and can make an informed decision to participate.

•	Question 2
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 	The biological cause of a problem or disease is known as ____.
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 	Reproductive health studies ____.

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 	The aspect of consistency means that ____.

			
•	Question 5
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 	A test given to people who have no symptoms to check for the presence of a particular disease is known as a ____.

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 	Determining the cause of a disease is referred to as ____.

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 	The number of new cases of disease in a specified time (usually one year) divided by the population “at-risk” to develop the disease is known as ____.
			
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 	A person in the population or study group identified as having the particular disease, health disorder, or condition under investigation is known as a ____.

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 	By definition, the disease or condition used to identify a case is determined by the ____.
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 	The probability of death due to infectious disease in sub-Saharan Africa is ____%, but only ____% in developed countries, such as the United States.

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 	____ is the transmission of a disease from person to person, and may be directly from one person to another, or indirectly from one person through an intermediate item to another person.

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 	There is ____ in the overall crude death rate in the United States from the year 1900 until 1996.

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 	Most outbreaks of respiratory diseases, such as influenza, are ____, as are some food or water borne outbreaks, such as those occurring from norovirus infections.

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 	In a propagated epidemic with person to person transmission, control measures may include ____.

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 	Once the population at risk has been identified, it- finally time to develop a(n) ____ about the suspected cause of the outbreak and then test it.

			
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 	There are currently two vaccines in use that not only prevent the infection against which they are targeted but also have a role in cancer prevention. Which are they?

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 	Which vaccine is linked to the greatest number of deaths each year?

			
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 	The MMR vaccine is a live, attenuated vaccine that combines antigens for what infectious diseases?

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 	The blood vessels that branch off the aorta and supply the heart muscle are called ____.

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 	In 1970, cardiovascular research indicated that high blood pressure (hypertension) increased the risk of ____.

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 	The brain consists of two major hemispheres, the right and the left, which are joined by tissue called the corpus callosum. The right hemisphere controls movements of which part of the body?

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 	The average smoker will die how many years earlier than nonsmokers?
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 	Cancer in the ____ is the second most common cancer when considering men and women combined.

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 	In what year did the National Cancer Institute and the National Human Genome Research Institute establish The Cancer Genome Atlas?

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 	What is the primary sugar in the blood?

			
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 	What is the single best predictor (strongest risk factor) Type 2 diabetes?

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 	Metabolic syndrome is also known as ____.

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 	For high income countries, the most common causes of death are chronic diseases, whereas the most frequent causes of deaths in Africa are ____ and other infectious and parasitic diseases.

			
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 	Overall, what effect have MPOWER policy interventions had on tobacco use in the developing countries that have implemented them?

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 	Cholera is an acute intestinal infection caused by ____ transmitted through contaminated water or food.
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