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30 Cards in this Set
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Publication for Field Sanitation?
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FM 21-10
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What are 3 diseases carried by flies?
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Typhoid, cholera, and dysentery.
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What are 5 diseases carried by mosquitoes?
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Malaria, dengue, yellow fever, encephalitis, filariasis.
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What is platable water?
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Water that tastes clean but may be unsafe.
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What is potable water?
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Drinkable water.
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What are two ways of purifying water?
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Boiling and iodine tablets.
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What are the five F's of field sanitation?
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Food, fingers, flies, feces, fluids.
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What is the most frequently used chemical to purify water?
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Chlorine.
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Untreated water can spread what diseases?
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Diarrhea, dysentery, cholera, typhoid, paratyphoid fever, leptospirosis and bacillary.
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What is meant by water discipline?
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Conserving water and drinking purified water.
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Where should a latrine be located in relation to a messhall?
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100 meters downstream or dowhill.
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What is the best protection against disease or biological contamination?
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Personal hygiene and immunization.
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What are some methods of human waste disposal? (7)
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Urine soak pits, straddle trench, pail latrines, deep pit, bore hole latrines, burn out latrines, mound latrines.
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What is artificial immunity?
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Immunity gained through immunization.
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What are the dimensions of a straddle trench?
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One food wide by four feet long by 2 1/2 feet deep.
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How many straddle trenches should a unit dig?
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Enough to accommodate 8% of the unit at one time.
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Who is responsible for the health of a unit?
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The commander.
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What color are iodine tablets?
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Steel gray.
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What is water discipline?
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Drinking only purified water and conserving water.
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How long should water be boiled for purification purposes?
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5 to 10 minutes.
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Where should a latrine be located in relation to a messhall?
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100 meters downstream or dowhill.
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What is the best protection against disease or biological contamination?
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Personal hygiene and immunization.
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What are some methods of human waste disposal? (7)
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Urine soak pits, straddle trench, pail latrines, deep pit, bore hole latrines, burn out latrines, mound latrines.
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What is artificial immunity?
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Immunity gained through immunization.
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What are the dimensions of a straddle trench?
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One food wide by four feet long by 2 1/2 feet deep.
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How many straddle trenches should a unit dig?
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Enough to accommodate 8% of the unit at one time.
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Who is responsible for the health of a unit?
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The commander.
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What color are iodine tablets?
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Steel gray.
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What is water discipline?
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Drinking only purified water and conserving water.
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How long should water be boiled for purification purposes?
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5 to 10 minutes.
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