The WHO World Health Report Uses the DALY as a Common

question 23

Multiple Choice

The WHO World Health Report uses the DALY as a common unit of different types of risks.The DALY is a measurement of the loss of

• A)one percentage of average life expectancy.
• B)life per 1,000 people per year.
• C)one healthy day in a person's life.
• D)one healthy year in a person's life.

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Definitions:

Resting Potential

The difference in electric charge across the membrane of a neuron at rest, critical for the transmission of neural signals.

Positively Charged

Having a net electrical charge that is more positive due to a higher number of protons than electrons.

Negatively Charged

Having an excess of electrons, resulting in an electric charge that repels other negatively charged objects and attracts positively charged objects.

Synapse

The junction between two neurons where neurotransmitters are released, allowing for communication between cells.