Public Health - Final

Question 1

Most pathogenic bacteria thrive in foods high in:

Answer 1

Protein

Question 2

Which of the following foods are considered potentially hazardous foods:

Answer 2

Fish, Eggs, Oil and Garlic, Dairy Products

Question 3

Which of the following foods would be most dangerous if stored in galvanized containers:

Answer 3

Barbecue Sauce.

Question 4

Which of the following symptoms of food poisoning would you NOT expect to see in a chemical food poisoning incident:

Answer 4

Fever

Question 5

All of the following are classified as food intoxicants EXCEPT:

Answer 5

Scrombroid poisoning

Question 6

Salmonella organisms reach humans by what food:

Answer 6

Poultry

Question 7

The flea most commonly associated with plague is the:

Answer 7

Oriental rat flea

Question 8

Which of the Following is NOT an infectious disease:

Answer 8

Hemophilia

Question 9

What diseases account for over 50% of all deaths in the United Sates:

Answer 9

Cancer and Heat Disease

Question 10

The core functions of public health are:

Answer 10

Assessment, policy development, and assurance

Question 11

A thermal inversion:

Answer 11

Traps pollutants below a layer of cold air

Question 12

Diseases that are exacerbated by air pollution are:

Answer 12

Asthma, Chronic bronchitis, Pulmonary emphysema

Question 13

The least penetrating type of ionizing radiation is:

Answer 13

Alpha

Question 14

It is desirable to maintain relative humidity in classrooms in the range of _____ two _____% to discourage mold growth and dust mite development.

Answer 14

30 – 50%

Question 15

Which of the following is true of politics and public health?

Answer 15

Politics is an essential element of democratic governance

Question 16

Primary prevention refers to:

Answer 16

Prevention of exposure to risk factors

Question 17

Nosocomial infections are contracted in and are a recurring problem in:

Answer 17

Hospitals

Question 18

Gamma radiation is electromagnetic, that means it consist of:

Answer 18

Photons

Question 19

Which of the following statements is not true about influenza?

Answer 19

New strains of influenza virus tend to arise in Asia.

Question 20

Which of the following bacteria has a reservoir in the intestines of cattle?

Answer 20

E coli O157:H7

Question 21

Which of the following practices is not effective in preventing HIV transmission?

Answer 21

Immunization

Question 22

House flies prefer to bread in:

Answer 22

Garbage and Manure

Question 23

RF and Microwave radiation is converted to what in the body:

Answer 23

Heat

Question 24

Most molds are found in what environment

Answer 24

Areas of high humidity

Question 25

Vaccines are an example of:

Answer 25

Primary prevention

Question 26

E Coli 0157: H7 infections is found in all of the following except:

Answer 26

Processed brown rice

Question 27

Which of the Following are symptoms of Carbon Monoxide Poisoning

Answer 27

Headache, Fatigue, Nausea

Question 28

The leading cause of bacterial diarrhea in the U.S. is:

Answer 28

Campylobacter jejuni

Question 29

Which of the following statements about Carbon Monoxide is Correct:

Answer 29

Carbon Monoxide has no odor

Question 30

Malaria is spread by:

Answer 30

Anopheles quadrimaculatus

Question 31

Which of the following is NOT spread by nose and throat discharges.

Answer 31

Typhoid Fever

Question 32

Potentially hazardous foods should be stored at what temperature?

Answer 32

40 degrees of lower

Question 33

Which of the following is not part of the chain of causation?

Answer 33

Assessment

Question 34

In an HIV positive person, exposure to which of the following can lead to HIV transmission?

Answer 34

Breast milk

Question 35

The Norway rat is also known as:

Answer 35

Brown Rat, Barn Rat, Sewer Rat

Question 36

The lesson of the “tragedy of the commons” for public health is that:

Answer 36

Under some circumstances, individuals in a community may profit by agreeing as a group to limit each person’s freedom to act.

Question 37

Herd immunity works by emphasizing the philosophy that vaccination of the _____ provides protection to ________ individuals.

Answer 37

Majority; Unvaccinated

Question 38

The ratio of the number of people exposed to the number of people affected by a disease is called:

Answer 38

Prevalence

Question 39

Which of the following bacteria has a reservoir in white-footed mice?

Answer 39

Lyme disease

Question 40

Which of the following statements is incorrect regarding Staphylococcus aureaus?

Answer 40

The risk groups for Staphylococcus aureaus are primarily the elderly and children

Question 41

The largest non-occupational exposure to radiation is:

Answer 41

Radon