The first health act designed to protect and prevent disease from a public healt

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The first health act designed to protect and prevent disease from a public health perspective was first passed in which country?

United States

England

France

Germany

Canada

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QUESTION 2

Epidemiologic models of disease include the considerations of:

causative factors (disease agents)

intrinsic factors (host)

extrinsic factors (environment)

Both a and b

all of the above

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QUESTION 3

Reservoirs for infectious agents include:

humans

animals

soil

water

all of the above

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QUESTION 4

The emigration of lymphocytes through a blood vessel wall is termed:

extracorporeal

intravasation

diapedesis

Lymphocyte function associated antigen

none of the above

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QUESTION 5

In general, the immune response to extracellular antigens involves:

the cellular arm of the immune system

the red blood cells of the circulatory system

adhesion molecules

the humoral arm of the immune system

all of the above

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QUESTION 6

The inflammatory response involves:

responding to tissue damage brought on by physical means

responding to infectious agents

chemotactic factors to call in the immune cells

Both a and c

all of the above

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QUESTION 7

Bacterial pharyngitis and laryngitis are most often caused by:

streptococci

prions

Staphylococci

metazoans

both a and c

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QUESTION 8

The causative agents for pneumonia include:

bacteria

viruses

fungi

protozoa

all of the above

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QUESTION 9

Pertussis (whooping cough):

has been eradicated

is a mild respiratory disease with few deaths in children

incidence has been increasing in recent years

is primarily caused by Corynebacterium diphtheria

none of the above

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QUESTION 10

Tuberculosis:

has been eradicated world wide

has been eradicated in the U.S.

usual route of transmission is airborne droplets

routinely vaccinated for in the U.S.

all of the above

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QUESTION 11

One of the most common agents of food borne illnesses in the United States is:

Staphylococcus aureus

Streptococcus pyogenes

Clostridium botulinum

Helicobacter pylori

none of the above

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QUESTION 12

Bacillary dysentery:

symptoms can include tenesmus and abdominal distension

transmission indirectly or directly through fecal material

Complications include dehydration

caused by species of Shigella

all of the above

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QUESTION 13

The reservoir for Salmonella includes:

animals other than humans

humans

flies

plants

both a and c

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QUESTION 14

Bacteria differ from viruses in that:

viruses are multicellular organisms whereas bacteria are single cells

bacteria can cause meningitis whereas viruses cannot

bacteria are largely destroyed by cytotoxic (killer) lymphocytes

viruses are largely destroyed by cytotoxic (killer) lymphocytes

none of the above

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QUESTION 15

The primary stage of syphilis is best recognized by :

appearance of chancre sore

appearance of a gumma

Tabes dorsalis

aneurysms

all of the above

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QUESTION 16

Chlamydial infection:

is currently not treatable

displays characteristic latency infection

only infects females

can result in pelvic inflammatory disease

is a rare type of an STD

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QUESTION 17

Early localized Lyme disease:

is caused by a virus

is characterized by erythema migrans

is characterized by sensory and motor nerve damage

is highly contagious

all of the above

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QUESTION 18

Plague is transmitted by:

Yersinia pestis infected ticks

Epstein Barr virus infected ticks

Yersinia pestis infected fleas

Yersinia pestis infected bats

Common brown rats (Rattus norvegicus)

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QUESTION 19

Pediculosis is caused by:

parasitic mites

Sarcoptes scabei

the genus Taenia

parasitic lice

metazoans

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QUESTION 20

Coccidioidomycosis:

more common in the southwestern United States

lives in water

lives in soil of semiarid areas

is highly transmissible

both a and c

1.

United States

2.

England

3.

France

4.

Germany

5.

Canada

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1England. The first country to have a health act passed in 1848.

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