| is in large part mediated by the production of free radicals, | Ozone toxicity |
| Ozone toxicity much more dangerous for people with | asthma and emphysema |
| Ozone-induced asthma is associated with | airway hyper-reactivity and neutrophilia |
| is produced by power plants burning coal and oil, from copper smelting, and as a byproduct of paper mills. | sulfur dioxide |
| sulfur dioxide when released to air may be converted by | sulfuric acid and sulfuric trioxid |
| Particulate matter AKA | Soot |
| is emitted by coal- and oil-fired power plants, by industrial processes burning these fuels, and by diesel exhaust. | Particulate matter |
| Size of most harmful fine or ultrafine particles | 10 um |
| is a nonirritating, colorless, tasteless, odorless gas produced by the incomplete oxidation of carbonaceous materials. | Carbon monoxide or CO |
| In a small, closed garage, the average car exhaust can induce | lethal coma within 5 minutes |
| Subclinical lead poisoning may occur in children exposed to levels of lead below | 10 ug/dL, causing low intellectual capacity, |
| is the most preventable cause of human death. | Smoking |
| is the most common exogenous cause of human cancers | Tobacco |
| Tobacco is being responsible for | 90% of lung cancers |
| smokeless tobacco is an important cause of | oral cancer |
| The main culprit in cigarette smoking | Tobacco |
| CONTAMINATION OF BODIES OF WATER BODIES (E.G LAKES, RIVERS, OCEANS, AQUIFERS AND GROUNDWATER) | Water pollution |
| The most dangerous form of water pollution occurs when | feces enter the water supply |
| Water that are generally has a good quality comes from | spring and deep wells |
| REFER TO THE POLLUTANTS THAT BELONG TO A SINGLE SOURCE | Point |
| POLLUTANT EMITTED FROM MULTIPLE | Non-point |
| NPS means | Non-point source |
| CONTAMINATED WATER AFTER RAINS THAT HAS TRAVELED THROUGH SEVERAL REGIONS MAY ALSO BE CONSIDERED AS WHAT SOURCE? | Non-point |
| Abundant accumulation of nutrients that support the growth of algea and other organisms | Eutrophication |
| Eutrophication favors the growth of | dinoflaggelates |
| dinoflaggelates cause | red tide |
| HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES COMING IN CONTACT WITH THE BODY OF WATER | Surface water pollution |
| In oxygen depleting the aerobic organism will? | die |
| In oxygen depleting the anaerobic organism will? | grow |
| TOO MUCH BIODEGRADABLE MATTER (THINGS THAT EASILY DECAY) ENCOURAGES MICROORGANISM GROWTH | Oxygen depleting |
| PESTICIDES AND CHEMICAL TO SOILS WASHED DEEP INTO THE GROUND BY THE RAIN | ground water pollution |
| SUBSTANCES OR PARTICLES AND CHEMICALS DO NOT EASILY DISSOLVE IN WATER | Suspended matter |
| Industrial and agricultural chemicals leached from the land enter water in great amounts and in forms that are resistant to biodegradation. | Chemical pollution |
| IS THE TERM USED FOR WASTEWATER THAT OFTEN CONTAINS FECES, URINE AND LAUNDRY WASTE CHEMICALLY TREATED AND WITH MICROORGANISMS | Sewage |
| PROCESS OF CRUSHING THE ROCK AND EXTRACTING COAL AND OTHER MINERALS FROM UNDERGROUND | Mining activities |
| highly reactive form of oxygen that is formed by electrical spark discharges and UV light | Ozone treatment |
| Before entering the municipal distribution system, the filtered water is chlorinated. | Chlorination |
| Water treatment plants produce ozone by passing dry air between high-voltage electrodes in tanks called | Azonators |
| sewage solids collecting on the bottom | Sludge |
| means high chance of eutrophication once the water is released in the lake | High BOD |
| is determined by the amount of oxygen required by bacteria to metabolize the organic matter. | BOD |
| a measure of the biologically degradable organic matter in water. | Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD) |
| Designed to decrease BOD and remove most organic matter | Secondary treatment |
| is designed to remove essentially all the BOD, nitrogen, and phosphorus. | Tertiary treatment |
| ANY SITUATION THAT IS THREATENING OR COULD THREATEN TO HARM PEOPLE OR PROPERTY, SEROIUSLY INTERUPT BUSINESS, DAMAGE REPUTATION AND/OR NEGATIVELY IMPACT SHARE VALUE. | Crisis |
| AN EVALUATION OF THE PROBABILITY OF OCCURRENCE AND THE MAGNITUDE OF THE CONSEQUENCES OF ANY GIVEN HAZARD | Risk |
| CALAMITY, CATASTROPHE, EMERGENCIES OR CRISIS | Disaster |
| THE RANGE OF ACTIVITIES DESIGNED TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OVER DISASTER AND EMERGENCY SITUATIONS AND TO PROVIDE A FRAMEWORK FOR HELPING AT RISK PERSONS AVOID OR RECOVER FROM THE IMPACT OF A DISASTER | Disaster management |
| NDRRMC | NATIONAL DISASTER RISK REDUCTION AND MANAGEMENT COUNCIL |
| UNDERSTANDING HEALTH INFORMATION AND HOW TO ACCESS HEALTH SERVICES. | Literacy and language |
| DEVELOPS GOOD BEHAVIORS, LIFESTYLE TOWARDS HEALTH | Early childhood development |
| MORE ACCESS TO EMPLOYMENT WITH JOB SECURITY, RETIREMENT PLANS AND HEALTH INSURANCE. | Employment opportunities |
| IS THE SINGLE MOST IMPORTANT MODIFIABLE SOCIAL DETERMINANT OF HEALTH | Education |
| ARE THE TWO BIG ONES THAT CORRELATE MOST STRONGLY WITH LIFE EXPECTANCY AND MOST HEALTH STATUS MEASURES | Income and Education |
| IS THE SECOND MAJOR INFLUENCING FACTOR IN AFFECTING THE HEALTH OF THE POPULATION | Education |
| How many hubs of DOH are designated? | 50 |
| DOH designated hubs are found in? | public hospitals and social hygiene clinics |
| A person who has TB can go to public health centers where he/she can be diagnose using? | SPUTUM MICROSCOPY |
| EPI means | EXPANDED PROGRAM ON IMMUNIZATION |
| THESE ARE RUN BY THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, THAT PROVIDE LOCAL GOVERNMENT WITH COMMODITIES, WHICH WERE PROCURRED IN BULK AT THE NATIONAL LEVEL. | National Programmes |
| IS TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH STATUS OF THE POPULATION | Health services |
| CALAMITY, CATASTROPHE, EMERGENCIES OR CRISIS | Disaster |
| A SUDDEN CALAMITOUS EVENT THAT CAUSES SERIOUS DISRUPTION OF THE FUNCTIONING OF A COMMUNITY OR A SOCIETY CAUSING WIDESPREAD HUMAN, MATERIAL, ECONOMIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL LOSES. | Disaster |
| THE CHANGE IN PHYSICAL, CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL CONDITION OF THE SOIL THROUGH MANS INTERVENTION RESULTING IN DEGRADATION. | Soil Pollution |
| In tertiary system phosphorus is combined in what chemicals? | Lime, alum, ferric chloride |
| In tertiary system what happened to phosphorus when it is combined with chemicals | precipitated out |
| In tertiary system nitrogen is converted to? | Ammonia |
| The purified water in tertiary system is? | Chlorinated |
| In BOD the primary treatment removes how many percent of BOD sewage? | 25-35% |
| Excessive nitrates from agricultural fertilizers | Chemical Pollution |
| Collectively known as SMOG | Air pollution |
| LARGEST ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH RISK | Air pollution |
| Also known as genetic make up | Heredity |
| THE PHYSICAL AND MENTAL TRAITS OF EVERY HUMAN IS DETERMINED BY | Genes |
| IS UNIQUE AND CANNOT BE ALTERED AFTER CONCEPTION | Genetic make up |
| IS A COMMON EXAMPLE OF GENETIC DETERMINANT OF HEALTH | Sickle cell disease |
| IS A CONDITION THAT PEOPLE INHERIT WHEN BOTH PARENTS CARRY THE GENE FOR SICKLE CELL. | sickle cell disease |
| A UNIT OF HEREDITARY INFORMATION THAT OCCUPIES A FIXED POSITION (LOCUS) ON A CHROMOSOME. | Gene |
| THEY PLAY A ROLE IN THE OCCURRENCE OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES LIKE TUBERCULOSIS AND AIDS AS WELL AS SOME NON COMMUNICABLE DISEASES LIKE CANCER AND DIABETES | Gene |
| TYPE OF MENTAL RETARDATION CAUSED BY EXTRA GENETIC MATERIAL IN CHROMOSOME 21 | Down syndrome |
| Down syndrome can be due to a process called | nondisjunction |
| RESULTS IN MODIFICATION OF A SINGLE GENE OCCURING IN ALL CELLS OF THE BODY. | Monogenic disease |
| INVOLVES DAMAGE TO ONLY ONE GENE COPY | dominant |
| OCCURS DUE TO DAMAGES IN BOTH COPIES OF GENE | recessive |
| LINKED TO DEFECTIVE GENES ON THE X CHROMOSOMES (SEX CHROMOSOMES) | x-linked |
| BLOOD RELATED GENETIC DISORDER WHICH INVOLVES THE ABSENCE OF OR ERRORS IN GENES RESPONSIBLE FOR PRODUCTION OF HEMOGLOBIN, A PROTEIN PRESENT IN THE RED BLOOD CELLS. | thalassaemia |
| IS A BLOOD RELATED DISORDER THAT AFFECTS THE HEMOGLOBIN MOLECULE, AND CAUSES THE ENTIRE BLOOD CELLTO CHANGE SHAPE UNDER STRESSED CONDITIONS. | Sickle cell anemia |
| THE HEMOGLOBIN MOLECULE IS DEFECTIVE, AFTER THEY GIVE UP THEIR OXYGEN, SOME MAY CLUSTER TOGETHER AND FORM LONG, ROD LIKE STRUCTURES WHICH BECOME STIFF AND ASSUME SICKLE SHAPE | Sickle cell anemia |
| IS A HEREDITARY BLEEDING DISORDER, IN WHICH THERE IS A PARTIAL OR TOTAL LACK OF AN ESSENTIAL BLOOD CLOTTING FACTOR. | Haemophilia |
| IT IS A LIFELONG DISORDER THAT RESULTS IN EXCESSIVE BLEEDING. | Haemophilia |
| CLASSICAL HAEMOPHILIA (COMMON, DEFIECIENCY IN BLOOD CLOTTING FACTOR 8) | Haemophilia A |
| CHRISTMAS DISEASE (DEFIECIENCY IN BLOOD CLOTTING FACTOR 9) | Haemophilia B |
| GENETIC DISORDER THAT AFFECTS THE RESPIRATORY, DIGESTIVE AND REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEMS INVOLVING THE PRODUCTION OF ABNORMALLY THICK MUCUS LININGS IN THE LUNGS AND CAN LEAD TO FATAL LUNG INFECTION. | Cystic Fibrosis |
| VERY SALTY TASTING SKIN, PERSISTENT COUGHING, WHEEZING, SHORTNESS OF BREATH, EXCESSIVE APPETITE BUT POOR WEIGHT GAIN, GREASY AND BULKY STOOLS | Cystic Fibrosis |
| FATAL GENETIC DISORDER IN WHICH HARMFUL QUANTITIES OF A FATTY SUBSTANCE CALLED GANGLIOSIDE GM2 ACCUMULATE IN THE NERVE CELLS OF THE BRAIN. | Tay sachs disease |
| CAUSED BY A FRAGLE SITE AT THE END OF THE LONG ARM OF THE X CHROMOSOME. | fragile x syndrome |
| GENETIC DISORDER THAT MANIFEST THROUGH A COMPLEX RANGE OF COGNITIVE AND BEHAVIORAL PHENOTYPES. | fragile x syndrome |
| MOST COMMON CAUSE OF INHERITED RETARDATION | fragile x syndrome |
| DEGENERATIVE BRAIN DISORDER, IN WHICH AFFLICTED INDIVIDUALS LOSE THEIR ABILITY TO WALK, TALK, THINK AND REASON. | Huntington's disease |
| THEY EASILY BECOME DEPRESSED, AND LOSE THEIR SHORT TERM MEMORY CAPACITY. | Huntington's disease |
| AN AUTOSOMAL DOMINANT GENETIC DISORDER | Huntington's disease |
| HUNTINGTON'S DISEASE BEGINS BETWEEN AGES? | 30-45 |
| THIS IS CALLED AS GENETIC PREDISPOSITION OR SUSCEPTIBILITY DUE TO THE PRESENCE OF ONE OR MORE GENE MUTATIONS. | GENES AND NON COMMUNICABLE DISEASES |
| OCCURS BECAUSE OF MUTATIONS IN THE GENES RESPONSIBLE FOR CELL MULTIPLICATION AND REPAIR. | Cancer |
| THE CHANGES WHICH A CELL UNDERGOES IN THE PROCESS OF MALIGNANT TRANSFORMATION IS A REFLECTION OF THE SEQUENTIAL ACQUISITION OF THESE GENETIC ALTERATIONS. | Cancer |
| THE CHANGES WHICH A CELL UNDERGOES IN THE PROCESS OF MALIGNANT TRANSFORMATION IS A REFLECTION OF THE SEQUENTIAL ACQUISITION OF THESE GENETIC ALTERATIONS. | Cancer |
| IS A HORMONE THAT IS NEEDED TO CONVERT SUGAR, STARCH AND OTHER FOOD INTO ENERGY NEEDED FOR DAILY LIFE. | Insulin |
| DISEASE IN WHICH THE BODY DOES NOT PRODUCE OR PROPERLY USE INSULIN. | Diabetes |
| RESULTS FROM BODYS FAILURE TO PRODUCE INSULIN | Type 1 diabetes |
| RESULTS FROM INSULIN RESISTANCE WHICH IMPLIES THAT THE BODY FAILS TO PROPERLY USE INSULIN | Type 2 diabetes |
| TYPE OF DIABETES IN PREGNANT WOMEN | Gestational diabetes |
| DISEASE IN WHICH THE AIRWAYS BECOME BLOCKED OR NARROWED. | Asthma |
| SYMPTOMS: COUGHING, WHEEZING, SHORTNESS OF BREATH, TIGHTNESS IN THE CHEST. | Asthma |
