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10 Cards in this Set
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What is the most common cause of bacterial meningitis in children under five years of age?
A. Neisseria meningitides B. Group B Streptococci C. Streptococcus pneumoniae D. Haemophilus influenzae type B |
D. Haemophilus influenzae type B |
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How is giardiasis usually transmitted to others?
A. person to person transfer of cysts from the feces of infected individual B. drinking unfiltered water from streams and lakes C. drinking unboiled water from streams and lakes D. drinking inadequately chlorinated water from a municipal water distribution system |
A. person to person transfer of cysts from the feces of infected individual
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Which of the following duties of state and local health agencies is intended to ensure that the public's health and welfare are protected?
A. community-intensive planning B. statutory administrative action C. regulatory responsibility D. plan implementation |
C. regulatory responsibility
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Which of the following is a measure of the amount of light scattered by particles suspended in a water test sample?
A. formazin turbidity units B. nephelometric turbidity units C. hydrosyntalic turbidity units D. lorcetic turbidity units |
B. nephelometric turbidity units
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What portal of entry should a field sanitarian protect to avoid contracting Lyme disease?
A. skin B. respiratory tract C. reproductive organs D. digestive tract |
A. skin
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Swimmer's itch is a common name for which of the following diseases?
A. leptospirosis B. subdural dermatitis C. schistosomiasis D. trichiniasis |
C. schistosomiasis
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Listeriosis is commonly associated with:
A. contaminated water B. contaminated food C. infected mice D. disinfectant use |
B. contaminated food
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Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome is caused by infection with:
A. dracunulus medinensis B. staphylococcus aureus C. E. Coli D. salmonella |
C. E. Coli
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An establishment known to have imminent health hazards is not closed by the inspecting regulatory authority. The example best fits the definition of a:
A. malfeasance B. misfeasance C. nonfeasance D. controlling factor |
C. nonfeasance
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Vehicleborne, vectorborne, or airborne are all examples of:
A. indirect mode of transmission B. direct mode of transmission C. hosts D. life cycle sequences |
A. indirect mode of transmission
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