Test Bank + Answers Ch12 Immunizations – Parent Choice Vs.

Chapter 12: Immunizations – Parent Choice vs. Public Health

Multiple Choice

1. In 2014, the CDC reported numerous outbreaks of which vaccine-preventable and contagious disease?

A. Salmonella

B. Pertussis

C. Measles

D. Tuberculosis

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2. In 1998, the report of “Illeal-lymphoid-nodular hyperplasia, non-specific colitis, and pervasive developmental disorder in children,” suggested a link between measles, mumps, and rubella vaccine and what condition?

A. Autism

B. Crohn’s Disease

C. Ulcerative Colitis

D. Encephalopathy

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3. An outbreak of pertussis (whooping cough) in California in 2010 was at least partly attributed to:

A. Expired vaccine

B. Waning immunity

C. Exemption clusters

D. Weather conditions

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4. The development and use of Hib vaccine has reduced invasive Hib disease by how much?

A. 25%

B. 50%

C. 75%

D. 99%

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5. The national safety monitoring system of the CDC and FDA is called:

A. Adverse Drug Reporting Surveillance System

B. Immunization Side Effects and Symptom Surveillance System

C. Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System

D. Harm Identification and Report System

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6. Project Tycho, compiling more than 87 million reports of disease, estimated that how many cases of diseases have been prevented since 1924 due to vaccines?

A. 13 million

B. 26 million

C. 83 million

D. 103 million

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7 In 2012, according to the CDC, which state has the lowest overall vaccine coverage for children aged 19-35 months?

A. Alaska

B. Hawaii

C. Missouri

D. Florida

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8. In 2012, according to the CDC, which state has the highest overall vaccine coverage for children aged 19-35 months?

A. Alaska

B. Hawaii

C. Missouri

D. Florida

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9. The state with the highest rate of both MMR and DTP vaccination in kindergarten populations for the 2012-2013 school year was:

A. Colorado

B. Alaska

C. New Jersey

D. Mississippi

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10. As of 2014, how many states allow philosophical or personal belief exemptions?

A. 10

B. 15

C. 20

D. 25

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True or False

11. The other name for measles is rubeola.

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12. In 2000, the CDC reported measles elimination in the United States.

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13. Wakefield’s 1998 paper suggesting an association between MMR vaccine and autism was later retracted, and consequences included increases in vaccination rates in the United Kingdom.

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14. Vaccines have been cited by the CDC as one of the 10 greatest public health achievements.

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15. The authors of Project Tycho, collecting more than 87 million reports of diseases, estimated that about 26 million cases of infectious diseases have been prevented by vaccines in the past decade.

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16. Vaccination rates for school-aged children and adolescents show minimal geographic variation across the United States.

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17. State laws requiring immunizations for school entry have had a small effect on immunization rates, as compared to improved health care access.

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18. States with personal belief exemptions and states that grant exemptions easily have higher vaccination exemption rates.

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19. In one published study, exemption rates and how easy they were to obtain were associated with increased reports of pertussis (whooping cough).

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20. State legislators in the U.S. currently balance public health needs, vaccine availability and funding, and citizen concerns in developing immunization policies.

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21. Increasing use of the internet and anti-vaccination websites may contribute to controversy about benefits and risks of childhood immunizations.

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22. Common themes on anti-vaccination web sites include both new theories and distrust of current scientific evidence.

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23. Vactruth.com is an Internet site supporting the public health benefits of childhood immunizations.

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24. In some communities in the U.S. rising prices of vaccines may be a barrier for some families and health professionals.

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25. Reasons for parental “vaccine hesitancy” may include worry about side effects, preference for “natural” treatments, and concerns about the pharmaceutical industry.

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Multiple Answer

26. Which of the following vaccine-preventable diseases have been reduced by 95% to 100% related to widespread use of vaccines?

A. Haemophilus influenza type b

B. Tuberculosis

C. Smallpox

D. Tetanus

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27. Which of the following may be caused by Haemophilus influenza bacteria?

A. Ear infections

B. Epiglottitis

C. Pneumonia

D. Meningitis

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28. According to the CDC, in 2012, immunization rates were near or above 90% for which of the following?

A. MMR

B. HPV

C. Varicella vaccine

D. Poliovirus vaccine

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29. States with the highest rates of children exempted from one or more vaccines are located in which region of the U.S.?

A. Northwest

B. Northeast

C. South

D. Parts of the Midwest

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30. Common themes on anti-vaccination Internet sites include which of the following?

A. Concerns about safety and effectiveness

B. Conspiracy theory

C. Civil liberties

D. Incorrect CDC data

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