Essential Health Quiz 2022: 10 Awesome Medical Questions

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1. The monkeypox outbreaks in Europe and North America are concentrated among who?

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Women with long COVID.

Men who have sex with men.

People who work with animals.

People who visited Africa.

In Africa, monkeypox mainly spread to people by infected wild animals in limited outbreaks. In Europe and America, 99% of all monkeypox cases were in men. Of those, 98% involved men who have sex with men.

How many people have been affected so far?

According to the US Centers for Disease Control, more than 71,096 cases of monkeypox have been reported in 107 countries since May 2022.

Did WHO declare a monkeypox global emergency?

The World Health Organization chief said on July 23, 2022, that the monkeypox outbreak in over 70 countries is an “extraordinary” situation that qualifies as a global emergency. He called for the world to “act together in solidarity” regarding the distribution of treatments, tests, and vaccines for monkeypox.

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2. What’s the US death toll from COVID-19 as of mid-May 2022?

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500,000.

1 million.

7 million.

250,000.

The U.S. death toll from COVID-19 hit 1 million on May 14, 2022 – roughly the number of Americans who died in the Civil War and World War II combined – according to death certificate data compiled by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s National Center for Health Statistics. The U.S. has the highest reported COVID-19 death toll of any country, but we should note that the actual number of deaths in places such as India, Brazil, and Russia is probably much higher than the official figures.

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3. As of Apr. 2022, how many Americans have had COVID infections?

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Less than 6%.

Some 58%.

About 22%.

More than 75%.

A nationwide study by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) issued on Apr. 26, 2022, shows that some 58% of the U.S. population (and more than 75% of younger children) have been infected with the coronavirus since the pandemic started.

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4. What is the median age of US women giving birth?

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27.

37.

20.

30.

US Census Bureau data released on Apr. 6, 2022, shows the median age of new mothers has risen to 30 from 27 three decades ago, the highest in history. Between ages 20 and 24, the fertility rate declined by almost 43%, and between 25 and 29, it dropped by more than 22%. Meanwhile, fertility rates increased by 67% for women aged 35-39 and 132% for 40-44. Based on the Census Bureau analysis of National Center for Health Statistics data, foreign-born new mothers have seen the most significant increases in median age, from 27 to 32.

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5. What was the average life expectancy in the US in 2021?

83 Years.

90 Years.

76 years.

69 Years.

According to a US government report published on Aug. 31, 2022, American life expectancy dropped for the second consecutive year in 2021, falling to about 76 years and 1 month.

Wasn’t life expectancy on the rise?

For decades, US life expectancy has risen, hitting 78 years and ten months in 2019. In 2020, due to the Coronavirus pandemic, it dropped to about 77 years, four months – the most significant drop since WWII, according to a CDC report published on July 21, 2021.

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6. In New York, practitioners are qualified to recommend marijuana use for which conditions?

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Behavioral and psychiatric disorders.

For any condition.

Chronic pain.

AIDS, Cancer, and Epilepsy.

Since April 2021, practitioners in New York have had the discretion to recommend medical marijuana for any condition. Previously, a small number of diseases qualified patients for medical marijuana use in New York, including AIDS, cancer, and epilepsy.

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7. What’s the original meaning of the word Pandemic?

All people.

The plague.

Cross-nation.

The flu.

The word pandemic is a combination of ‘pan,’ for all, and ‘demos,’ for people or population, in Latin and Greek. The word was used broadly for ‘universal,’ and more specifically to disease, in the 1660s.

Bonus Fact

Unsurprisingly, Merriam-Webster announced “pandemic” on Nov. 30, 2020, as its 2020 word of the year.

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8. Pfizer was leading the medicinal market in the late ’90s with which little blue pill?

Ambien

Viagra

Prozac

Lisinopril

Viagra, also known as the little blue pill, hit the market in 1998 and immediately became a breakout hit for the Pfizer company.

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9. Where is the Vitamin D hormone processed?

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In Arizona.

On the skin.

In the kidneys and liver.

On the Sun.

Vitamin D, a hormone processed in the liver and the kidneys, helps the immune system fight off infections such as colds and flu.

Bonus Fact

A 2021 study found low hormone levels in around 80 percent of people who tested positive for coronavirus. Vitamin D also helps control the amount of calcium and phosphate in our bodies, both needed for healthy bones, teeth, and muscles. Take it if you don’t get enough sun these days.

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10. What is CRISPR-cas9?

A very simple technique for cutting a gene at a specific spot.

A Covid-19 vaccine.

A new technique for viewing inner organs.

The UN World Food Program.

Emmanuelle Charpentier of France and Jennifer A. Doudna of the United States won the 2020 Nobel Prize in chemistry for developing CRISPR-cas9, a very simple technique for cutting a gene at a specific spot, allowing scientists to operate on flaws that are the root cause of many diseases.

Does it work?

In the last decade, cancer biologists have been using the method to discover hidden vulnerabilities of tumor cells. Doctors are using it to edit genes that cause hereditary diseases. Plant biologists produce crops edited in CRISPR with new vitamins or the ability to withstand infections.

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Health Trivia Quiz 2022 Questions List

• What is CRISPR-cas9?

  A new technique for viewing inner organs.

  The UN World Food Program.

  A very simple technique for cutting a gene at a specific spot.

  A Covid-19 vaccine.

  Where is the Vitamin D hormone processed?

  Photo: Rubbish computer, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

  On the Sun.

  On the skin.

  In the kidneys and liver.

  In Arizona.

  Pfizer was leading the medicinal market in the late '90s with which little blue pill?

  Ambien

  Prozac

  Viagra

  Lisinopril

  What's the original meaning of the word Pandemic?

  All people.

  The plague.

  The flu.

  Cross-nation.

  In New York, practitioners are qualified to recommend marijuana use for which conditions?

  Photo: HerrBlaze, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

  AIDS, Cancer, and Epilepsy.

  For any condition.

  Behavioral and psychiatric disorders.

  Chronic pain.

  What was the average life expectancy in the US in 2021?

  69 Years.

  76 years.

  83 Years.

  90 Years.

  As of Apr. 2022, how many Americans have had COVID infections?

  Photo: Nadav Alsheich, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons

  More than 75%.

  Some 58%.

  About 22%.

  Less than 6%.

  What is the median age of US women giving birth?

  Photo: JoséMa Orsini, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

  37.

  30.

  27.

  20.

  What’s the US death toll from COVID-19 as of mid-May 2022?

  Photo: Lawrence Jackson, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

  7 million.

  1 million.

  500,000.

  250,000.

  The monkeypox outbreaks in Europe and North America are concentrated among who?

  Image: Monkeypox virus, PDB-101.rcsb.org, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

  Men who have sex with men.

  People who visited Africa.

  Women with long COVID.

  People who work with animals.