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1. What is the most common cause of
bacterial meningitis in children under five Haemophiles Influenzae type B
years of age?
2. How is "Giardiasis" usually transmitted to others? Person-to-person transfer of
cysts
from the feces of the infected
indi- vidual
3. Which of the following duties of state and
local health agencies is intended to ensure Regulatory Responsibilities
that the public's health and welfare are
protected?
4. Which of the following is a measure of the Nephelometric Turbidity Units
amount of light scattered by particles suspended (NTU)
in a water test sample?
5. What is a epidemic? The occurrence in a
community or region of cases
of an illness clearly in excess
of expectancy
6. What port of entry should a field sanitarian
pro- tect to avoid contracting Lyme Disease Skin
7. Swimmer's itch is a common name for
which of the following diseases? Schistosomiasis
8. Which of the following factors would LEAST
con- tribute to the emergence of a new
infectious dis- ease? heat disinfection
9. Listeriosis is COMMONLY associated with? contaminated food
10. Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome is caused by
infec- tion with Escherichia coli 015 7:H7
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