Disease, Illness and Sickness Quiz
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When you are susceptible to severe reactions then
A. you do not trust these reactions
B. you think about having these reactions all the time
C. it is very likely that you might have them
The virus mutations are more contagious, because
A. they attack people
B. they spread more easily
C. no vaccine has been developed, yet
To roll out vaccines means
A. to launch a vaccination campaign
B. to be vaccinated by your GP
C. to show the vaccines to everybody
An underlying health issue is
A. a comfortable position for sleeping well
B. a medical problem that is usually chronic or significant
C. a healht problem that many people suffer from
A synonym for “people are vaccinated” is
A. people are shot
B. people are inoculated
C. people are numbed
A patient is compliant when
A. he/she follows recommendations for health care management
B. he/she doesn’t follow recommendations for health care management
C. he/she is admitted to hospital
A droplet infection is
A. an infection that occurs when it is raining cats and dogs and people get a cold
B. an infection transmitted from one individual to another by droplets of moisture expelled from the upper respiratory tract through sneezing or coughing.
C. an infection transmitted from one individual to another by touching the same surface
A sickness is defined as
A. a medically defined pathology
B. the social role involved with diseases
C. a functional impairment
A synonym for “prone to”, is
A. susceptible to
B. easy to
C. translate to
An illness is definded as
A. as a medical condition a patient suffers from
B. a pathological process
C. a patient’s personal perception of a condition
A disease is defined as
A. a condition that needs to be cured
B. a personal perception of a condition
C. a feeling of discomfort
Side effects of a vaccine are
A. an additional benefit patients have when being vaccinated
B. severe reactions patients might suffer from when being vaccinated
C. nothing that patients need to be concerned about
