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Question 1

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The Division of Global Migration and Quarantine is part of CDC's

Question 2

List all diseases quarantinable in the U.S. under Executive Order of the President

At least 6

Question 3

Quarantine

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	separates sick people with a contagious disease from people who are not sick.
	All answers are correct
	separates and restricts the movement of people who were exposed to a contagious disease to see if they become sick.
	separates vaccinated from unvaccinated people

Question 4

What is the CDC's role in isolation and quarantine?

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	may detain passengers and crew on planes and ships as necessary to investigate whether the cause of the illness on board is a communicable disease.
	All of the answers are correct
	authorized to detain, medically examine, and release persons arriving into the United States and traveling between states who are suspected of carrying these communicable diseases.
	monitors persons arriving at U.S. land border crossings and passengers and crew arriving at U.S. ports of entry for signs or symptoms of communicable diseases.

Question 5

Isolation

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	All answers are correct
	separates and restricts the movement of people who were exposed to a contagious disease to see if they become sick.
	separates sick people with a contagious disease from people who are not sick.
	separates vaccinated from unvaccinated people

Question 6

The length of quarantine for a disease is

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	40 days
	dependent on the incubation period of the disease
	until the patient recovers from the disease
	7 days

Question 7

Federal quarantine authority in the United States has been used frequently for many diseases including SARS.

Question 7 options:

	True
	False

Question 8

It is possible for federal, state, local, and tribal health authorities to have and use all at the same time separate but coexisting legal quarantine power in certain events. In the event of a conflict, federal law is supreme.

Question 8 options:

	True
	False

Question 9

The International Health Regulations

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	includes all countries
	require countries to report certain disease outbreaks and public health events to WHO
	does not allow WHO to take into account information from sources other than official notifications and consultations
	all answers are correct

Question 10

Which of the following statements about leprosy is true?

Question 10 options:

	it is a vaccine-preventable disease
	it affects people with a genetic predisposition
	it is uncurable
	it is highly infectious

Question 11

In the video on leprosy isolation in Hawaii, what were some of the issues with how the isolation was conducted?

Question 11 options:

	there was no medical treatment available
	all answers are correct
	the isolated colony was expected to be self-sustainable even though many of the inhabitants were too sick to take care of themselves
	people with leprosy were not forced to isolate themselves and therefore the disease was not fully contained

Question 12

Public health interventions that might be necessary during an infectious disease outbreak (e.g. restrictions on freedom of movement) depend on having a clear legal basis for government action, as well as a system in place to provide oversight and review.

Question 12 options:

	True
	False

Question 13

Social distancing

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	includes limiting large groups of people coming together, closing buildings and canceling events.
	is used for any communicable disease outbreak
	does not limit the freedom of movement of individuals
	does not need to be justifiable or equitable during pandemic responses

Question 14

Match the ethical principle with its definition

Question 14 options:

	Proportionality principle
	Transparency principle
	reciprocity principle
	Harm principle

1.	Benefits outweigh harm
2.	least restrictive means
3.	Assuring access to needed goods and services; Preventing discrimination and stigmatization
4.	Clear justification for quarantine that is communicated

Question 15

Which of the following ethical principles is NOT critical when deciding on public health interventions such as quarantine?

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	utility
	transparency
	equity
	autonomy

Question 16

When responding to pandemic flu, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention gives vaccination priority to

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	Individuals through a lottery system
	Individuals who are pregnant, immunocompromised, or elderly
	Individuals who are essential to the provision of health care and public safety
	Individuals most at risk of experiencing the serious negative health consequences of hospitalization or death

Question 17

A lesson learned from the SARS pandemic was

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	infection control procedures should be used universally and are not dependent on the disease characteristics.
	healthcare workers can act as vectors for disease and can amplify an outbreak.
	doctors have the most risk due to their prolonged close contact with patients while rendering care.
	environmental engineering controls are considered the single most effective means of reducing the transmission of infectious agents.

Question 18

SARS-CoV

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	has caused two pandemics
	is an emerging disease
	is not a communicable disease
	is a vaccine-preventable disease

Question 19

Bloodborne pathogens

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	are transmittable through vomit and sputum even if no blood is visible.
	include malaria, syphilis, and West Nile virus
	are not a risk to professions outside of healthcare workers.
	are not a significant cause of occupational health hazards.

Question 20

Describe the issues that need attention when fully involving communities in infectious disease outbreak planning and response efforts.

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Question 21

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Resource allocation decisions during an outbreak response should be guided by the ethical principles of

and

Question 22

What is one of the ethical principles that was invoked when Kaci Hickox argued against the State of New Jersey quarantine?

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	Communication and transparency
	Justifiable basis for imposing restrictions
	costs
	Equitable application

Question 23

According to Day et al. (2006), mass quarantine should be implemented

Question 23 options:

	when the expected number of infections generated by an infected person, if isolation alone is used, is greater than 1
	when the disease reproduction number in the presence of isolation alone is small
	when isolation alone can stop the spread of the disease
	when the proportion of infections that are generated by asymptomatic individuals is low

Question 24

Tuberculosis

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	is a chronic communicable disease
	is highly contagious during latent stages
	is a sporadic disease that affects less than 100,000 people worldwide
	has high infectivity and virulence rates

Question 25

Droplet precautions are

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	necessary throughout a quarantine station because droplets stay suspended in the air
	not necessary between patients as droplets do not stay suspended therefore patients can be placed with patients of varying diseases
	needed in response to suspected cases of adenovirus, human influenza, severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) and avian influenza A (H5N1).
	only needed when in direct contact with a patient