Weekly Health Quiz: Coronavirus, Exercise and Dogs

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This state reported its largest increase in new cases of coronavirus this week:

Oregon

Florida

Nevada

All of the above

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Globally, the number of reported cases of coronavirus now exceeds:

1 million

2 million

8 million

20 million

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True or false? Over the past two weeks, almost twice as many countries have reported a rise in new cases of coronavirus as have reported declines.

True

False

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A small study suggests that antibodies to coronavirus may last only two to three months, particularly in this population:

Children

Young adults

People over 70

People who were infected but had no symptoms

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British scientists report that this inexpensive steroid drug may be lifesaving for some patients with severe Covid-19:

Chloroquine

Hydroxychloroquine

Dexamethasone

Prednisone

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Wearing a mask while running or cycling will likely increase your heart rate by about:

Four to five beats per minute

Eight to 10 beats per minutes

Fifteen to 20 beats per minute

Wearing a mask when exercising would not likely affect your heart rate

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Most of us, on average, take about how many breaths per day?

2,500

25,000

100,000

250,000

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British researchers report that older dogs, very large dog and dogs with flat faces are at increased risk of heat-related illness. So were all of the following breeds except:

English springer spaniels

Golden retrievers

Cavalier King Charles spaniels

Cocker spaniels