Preventive Medicine

Which of the following is a form of immunisation?

• Chemotherapy

• Physiotherapy

• Vaccination

• Surgery

Vaccinations work by injecting a small amount of the virus into the body.

• True

• False

Which of the following diseases can be vaccinated against?

• Covid-19

• Cancer

• Diabetes

• Tuberculosis

Which of the following are benefits of vaccinations?

• It can stop the spread of infectious diseases.

• It can help spread infectious diseases

• It can increase your risk of getting the disease

• It can reduce your risk of getting the disease

How many lives are saved by vaccinations each year?

• 1.5 million

• 2.5 million

• 3.5 million

• 4.5 million

Which of the following best describes screening?

• medical tests that doctors use to check for diseases and health conditions in people before there are any signs and symptoms.

• where people are made immune or resistant to an infectious disease, usually by the injection of a vaccine.

What does it mean if you receive a negative screening result.

• You may have the disease.

• You are at low risk of the disease

• You will never develop the disease in the future

What does it mean if you receive a positive screening result.

• You may have the disease.

• You are at low risk of the disease

• You will never develop the disease in the future

What should you do after receiving a positive screening result?

• Nothing, you do not have the disease

• Vaccinate to prevent the disease

• Perform further tests (diagnostic tests)

Choose all that apply to screening tests.

• They are used of large numbers of people

• They are very expensive

• They are low cost

• It is a more in-depth test to confirm the presence/ absence of a specific disease

• Used to check for early signs of a disease