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Below are the questions for the exam with the choices of answers:
Question #1
A John Snow
B Walter Reed
C Henry David Thoreau
D Upton Sinclair
Question #2
A Plasmodium vivax
B Plasmodium falciparum
C Plasmodium ovale
D Plasmodium malariae
Question #3
A assessing variations in disease occurrence
B the development of hypothesses
C describing the scope of health problems
D assessing variations in disease occurrence, the development of hypothesses, and describing the scope of health problems
E determining the risk of disease
Question #4
A Socrates
B John Snow
C Sir Percival Pott
D Hippocrates
E K.J. Rothman
Question #5
A A spot map that records all cases of the disease in the past year
B The number of deaths due to that disease during a given year
C The case fatality rate (CFR) from that disease in the 0 to 4 age group
D The incidence rate for that disease in a given period of time
E The prevalence for that disease during the past year
Question #6
A (Z/Y) x 100,000
B (Z/X) x 100,000
C None of these is correct.
D (X/Z) x 100,000
E (X/Y) x 100,000
Question #7
A None of these is correct.
B Diagnosis of a disease in a sinlge individual
C Description of a single individual’s symptoms
D Treatment of a patient with lung cancer
E Study of cancer occurrence in populations
Question #8
A a description of disease according to person variables
B None of these is correct.
C a new insect pest that is invading the southwest.
D a description of disease according to etiologic factors
E one cause of spurious or chance clustering
Question #9
A FALSE
B TRUE
Question #10
A FALSE
B TRUE
Question #11
A Case series study
B Cohort study
C Case-conrol study
D Cross-sectional study
Question #12
A Ecologic studies
B Case-conrol studies
C Case series study
D Cross-sectional studies
Question #13
A Randomizing
B Sampling
C Grouping
D Clustering
Question #14
A Morbidity
B Prevalence
C Incidence
D Mortality
Question #15
A Coherence
B Plausibility
C Temporality
D Specificity
Question #16
A TRUE
B FALSE
Question #17
A FALSE
B TRUE
Question #18
A FALSE
B TRUE
Question #19
A Escherichia coli
B Staphylococcus aureus
C Clostridium botulinum
D Salmonella typhi
Question #20
A Trichinellosis
B Botulism
C Salmonellosis
D Listeriosis
Question #21
A Foodborne disease
B Foodborne infection
C Foodborne intoxication
D Foodborne outbreak
Question #22
A TRUE
B FALSE
Question #23
A TRUE
B FALSE
Question #24
A Postexposure prophylaxis has prevented human rabies successfully.
B Outside the United States, the most common vector is Gambian rats.
C The disease has a low medium fatality rate.
Question #25
A wearing long clothing
B All of these are correct
C use of mosquito-eating fish
D monitoring the presence of viruses in sentinel chickens and birds
E removing standing water around the home
Question #26
A It is transmitted frequently by contact with wool
B It has animal reservoirs,especially birds and swine
C None of these is correct.
D The main reservoir is wild carnivores
E It is transmitted by “stealth” arthropods
Question #27
A was caused by Francisella tularensis
B required an abortion in oder to survive
C recovered without receiving intensive care
D also experienced comorbidity with monkeypox
E None of these is correct.
Question #28
A TRUE
B FALSE
Question #29
A TRUE
B FALSE
Question #30
A Nickel
B Copper
C Iron
D Zinc
Question #31
A Mercury
B Beryllium
C Cadmium
D Arsenic
Question #32
A Arsenic
B Cadmium
C Mercury
D Beryllium
Question #33
A TRUE
B FALSE
Question #34
A TRUE
B FALSE
Question #35
A FALSE
B TRUE
Question #36
A National Environmental Policy Act
B Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act
C Toxic Substances Control Act
D Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
Question #37
A National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS)
B Environmental Protection Aency (EPA)
C Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR)
D National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
Question #38
A TRUE
B FALSE
Question #39
A FALSE
B TRUE
Question #40
A Hazard assessment
B Exposure assessment
C Dose-response assessment
D Ecologic assessment
Question #41
A Hazard assessment
B Dose-response assessment
C Exposure assessment
D Risk assessment
Question #42
A Exposure dose
B Absorbed dose
C Internal dose
D Effective dose
Question #43
A Toxin
B Toxicant
C Teratogen
D Poison
Question #44
A Synergistic
B Potentiation
C Coalitive
D Antagonism
Question #45
A Additive
B Coalitve
C Antagonistic
D Synergistic
Question #46
A it was developed before the advent of rigorous clnical trials
B it was a potent teratogen
C it was associated with heart problems among adults
D it was used to treat morning sickness during pregnancy
Question #47
A Experiments with volunteers who have had unintentional exposures
B Experiments with normal volunteers
C Dose-response assessments in human populations
D Experiments with cells derived from human sources
E Studies of animals exposed to toxins
Question #48
A TRUE
B FALSE
Question #49
A FALSE
B TRUE
Question #50
A TRUE
B FALSE
Question #51
A FALSE
B TRUE
Question #52
A TRUE
B FALSE
Question #53
A FALSE
B TRUE
Question #54
A TRUE
B FALSE
Question #55
A TRUE
B FALSE
Question #56
A ultimately were adopted by public health departments and are now in use
B argued for the creation of state health departments
C were extremely innovative for their time
D described how environmental sanitation affected heatlh
E All of the above
Question #57
A described the toxic properties of sulfur and zinc
B identified an environmental cause of cancer
C emphasized the role of the environment in people’s health
D described the unsafe and hazardous working environment
E None of the above
Question #58
A brain damage
B All of these are correct
C some forms of cancer
D damage to internal organs
E impairment of physical and mental development
Question #59
A Chronic illness effects
B Vomiting and stomach pain
C convulsions
D Sudden onset of headaches
E All of the above
Question #60
A Mercury
B Manganese
C Iron
D Copper
E None of the above
Question #61
A None of them is necessary to sustain life
B All of them are toxic even at trace levels
C Their specific gravity exceeds that of water by five or more times
D None of the above
E All of the above
Question #62
A Skin contact with dusts
B Ingestion
C Inhalatin of dusts
D Inhalation of metal fumes
E All of the above
Question #63
A Mercury
B Chromium
C Berylium
D Arsenic
E Silver
Question #64
A Lead
B Mercury
C Cadmium
D Arsenic
E None of the above
Question #65
A Cadmium
B Lead
C Mercury
D Arsenic
E None of the above
Question #66
A protozoa
B prion
C rickettsial agent
D virus
E bacterium
Question #67
A bacterium
B virus
C rickettsial agent
D prion
E protozoa
Question #68
A discontinuance of DDT spraying
B discontinuance of DDT spraying, mosquitoes’ development of resistance, and evidence of increased person to person transmission
C evidence of increased person – to – person transmission
D mosquitoes’ development of resistance
E both discontinuance of DDT spraying and Mosquitoes’ development of resistance
Question #69
A P. ovale
B P.falciparum
C P. malariae
D P. vivax
E None of the above
Question #70
A Trichinellosis
B Measles
C Q-fever
D The “black death”
E None of the above
Question #71
A sand flies
B rats and mice
C mosquitoes
D ticks
E All of the above
Question #72
A bite or scratch of an animal
B contact with the skin
C ingestion of contaminated foods
D direct inhalation
E All of the above
Question #73
A Immunocompromised persons maybe at reduced risk for morbidity from zoonotic diseases
B An animal infected with zoonotic agentmaybe free from symptoms
C A zoonotic disease is always associated with transmission by a vector
D Children younger than 5 maybe at reduced risk for morbidity from zoonotic diseases
E None of the above
Question #74
A A polluter should bear the expense of carrying out pollution prevention and control measures
B all people in society should receive equal treatment with respect to environmental laws and policies
C A strong, just, and wealthy society can be consistent with a clean environment
D Preventive measures should be taken when an activity raises threats of harm to the environment
E None of the above
Question #75
A A polluter should bear the expense of carrying out pollution prevention and control measures
B all people in society should receive equal treatment with respect to environmental laws and policies
C Preventive measures should be taken when an activity raises threats of harm to the environment
D A strong, just, and wealthy society can be consistent with a clean environment
E None of the above
Question #76
A all people in society should receive equal treatment with respect to environmental laws and policies
B Preventive measures should be taken when an activity raises threats of harm to the environment
C A strong, just, and wealthy society can be consistent with a clean environment
D A polluter should bear the expense of carrying out pollution prevention and control measures
E None of the above
Question #77
A By colocating businesses and residences
B By encouraging the use of public transportation
C By encouraging the people to walk more, encouraging the use of public transporation, and colocating businesses and residences
D By causing greater use of private automobiles
E By encouraging people to walk more
Question #78
A Poorly defined problems
B Lack of government support
C Lack of sound scientific data
D Lack of information on risk; lack of coordination
E inability to coordinate and assess research information
Question #79
A Poorly defined problems
B Lack of information on risk; lack of coordination
C Lack of government support
D inability to coordinate and assess research information
E Lack of sound scientific data
Question #80
A Poorly defined problems
B Lack of information on risk; lack of coordination
C Lack of government support
D inability to coordinate and assess research information
E Lack of sound scientific data
Question #81
A Lack of sound scientific data
B Poorly defined problems
C Lack of information on risk; lack of coordination
D Inability to coordinate and assess research information
E Lack of government support
Question #82
A Lack of governmental support
B Lack of information on risk; lack of coordination
C Lack of sound scientific data
D Inability to coordinate and assess research information
E Poorly defined problems
Question #83
A They maybe exposed more often to toxins in outdoor air
B They spend more time indoors
C They may inadvertenly ingest toxic substances
D Their immune system are still developing
E They maybe exposed more often to toxins in the soil
Question #84
A LD50
B TLV
C AQI
D VOCs
E TFR
Question #85
A increased resistance of food animals to disease
B reduction in genetic diversity
C development of herbicide resistance
D increased crop yields
E increased nutritional value of foods
Question #86
A Demonstrated person to person transmission
B Restriction of international travel
C Both restriction of international travel and demonstrated person to person transmission
D Intensive animal husbandry practices
E All of the above
Question #87
A at higher concentrations for much longer time periods
B confined to a single time episode
C more likely to be associated with acute effects than long term effects
D at lower levels for shorter time periods
E None of the above
Question #88
A keep certain products such as table salt from caking
B protect the nutritional quality of foods
C keep food free from rodent filth
D provide effective protection from microbial growth in storage
E make the food more attractive
Question #89
A are a significant cause of carboxyhemoglobin
B have been demonstrated to have carcinogenic properties by themselves
C may react with other substances to form carcinogens
D None of the above
E All of the above
Question #90
A Carcinogenic chemicals are not permitted in food in any amounts
B The primary responsibility for safety of food additives rests with the local boards of health
C The Food Additives Amendment allows low levels of substances that cause cancer in animals but not in human beings
D Toxic chemicals are not permitted in food in any amounts
E None of the above
Question #91
A Gently Resolved as Suitable Chemicals
B Greatly Researched Additives that are Safe
C Grossly Reported As Sanitary
D Generally Recognized as Safe Chemical Additives
E None of the above
Question #92
A anthropogenic form of poison
B toxicant
C poison caused by bacterial activity
D Toxin
E None of the above
Question #93
A Chronic disease
B Allergic responses
C Acute conditions
D Disability
E All of the above
Question #94
A food-associated illness is almost exclusively due to Salmonella
B health hazards can be introduced at any point from harvest to consumption
C poor canning practices cause the greatest number of fod-related intoxications
D chemical additives are the most dangerous food associated health hazards at present
E None of the above
Question #95
A Causal association between a toxin and biological effects
B Rate of accumulation of harmful effects
C both causal association between a toxin and biological effects and minimum dosages needed to produce a biological effect
D Minimum dosages needed to produce a biological effect
E All of the above
Question #96
A heavy metals
B monosodium glutamate
C Mushroom toxins
D marine toxins
E All of the above
Question #97
A Increasing use of alternative modes of transportation for work
B Increasing the production of clean coal as an energy source
C Reducing air toxic emissions to decrease the risk of adverse health effects
D Reducing the number of days the AQI exceeds 100, weighted by population and AQI; increase the use of alternative modes of transportation for work; and reducing air toxic emissions to decrease the risk of adverse health effects
E Reducing the number of days the AQI exceeds 100, weighted by population and AQI
Question #98
A Residue from spraying crops
B Chemicals from food wrappers
C Vitamins to improve nutrition
D Insect parts
E Stored DDT in tissues of cattle
Question #99
A amount of a substance that is available to the internal organs of the body.
B quantity of a substance that is administered
C quantity of a substance that is administered
D portion of a substance that becomes internalized in the body
E dose acquired by contact with contaminated environmental sources
F None of the above
Question #100
A Shigella
B Novovirus
C Hepatitis A virus
D Salmonella
E None of the above