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H5N1 |
gives avian flu |
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Pandemic |
Outbreak of disease in a wide geographic area Spanish flu, H5N1, H1N1, monkeypox, ebola, marburg disease, filoviruse |
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Physical Wellness |
Balanced diet, exercise, physical exams, dental, and vision exams; Avoid alcohol, tobacco, and risky sexual behavior |
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Who first introduced public health and sanitation? |
The Romans |
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Who invented bifocals (glasses) |
Benjamin Franklin |
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Who discovered disinfectants and antiseptics? |
Joseph Lister |
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Who started professional education of modern nursing? |
Florence Nightingale |
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Spiritual wellness |
Using values, ethics, and morals to find meaning and direction in life |
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Emotional Wellness |
Understanding personal feelings and expressing them appropriately; understanding one's limitations |
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Mental wellness |
Being creative, logical, curious, and open-minded |
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Social wellness |
Showing concern, fairness, affection, tolerance, and respect for others |
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Father of Medicine? |
Hippocrates |
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Who made smallpox vaccine? |
Edward Jenner |
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Who founded the American Red Cross? |
Clara Barton |
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Who found basis of psychology and psychiatry? |
Philippe Pinel |
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who discovered penecillin? |
Alexander Fleming |
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Who was the first test tube baby? |
Louise Joy Brown |
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Year of birth control pill Approval? |
1960 |
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CAM therapy that uses breathing and muscle relaxation to quiet the mind? |
Meditation |
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Reflexology |
Applying pressure on certain points on foot so energy is directed toward affected body part |
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Acupressure |
stimulation of finger pressure, instead of needles, in certain parts of the body to relieve symptoms and pain |
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Homeopathic |
Medical practice based on the belief that the body has the ability to heal itself |
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Biofeedback |
technique that trains people to improve control of heart beat, muscle tension, blood pressure, and skin temperature |
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What healthcare offers mainstream and western medicine and CAM therapies |
integrative care |
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who made the polio vaccine? |
Jonas Salk |
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when was AID's first identified as a disease? |
1981 |
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Year of first human kidney transplant |
1954 |
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CAM therapy that encourages certain vitamins to reduce free radicals |
antioxidants |
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what CAM therapy practitioner believes life energy flows through every living person? |
Chinese Medicine Practitioner |
