NUR 471 FINAL QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS 100% CORRECT RATED A+
NEWLY UPDATED 2025
Q: What are essential ways to prevent the spread of infectious diseases?
A: Regular handwashing, wearing protective gear (PPE), safely handling and
disposing of sharp or contaminated items, maintaining clean environments,
controlling pests, getting vaccinated, and using antibiotics or antivirals when
needed.
Q: What are the main parts of a disease surveillance system?
A: Reporting by laboratories and investigating individual cases.
Q: What is the role of the World Health Organization (WHO) in public
health?
A: The WHO monitors disease outbreaks around the world and provides updates
through regular weekly reports.
Q: What are the different types of food-related infections or poisonings?
A:
Food infections (symptoms after 12+ hours):
o Bacterial: Salmonella
o Viral: Hepatitis A, Norovirus
o Parasitic: Trichinella (causing trichinosis)
intoxication: Sx in min --> hrs (Table 26-4) Staphylococcus aureus toxin
Clostridium perfringens/botulism Lysteria
, What are waterborne communicable diseases? - ANSWERS✔✔Enter water
through animal or humanfeces
Bacteria: cholera, typhoid, e.coli,dysentery, salmonella, shigella
Virus: hepatitis A, rotavirus
Protozoa: amebic dysentery, giardia,cryptosporidium Transmission: fecal-oral
Surveillance: outbreak = 2+ cases
What are vector borne communicable diseases? - ANSWERS✔✔Non-human
carriers-(insects)
Transmission: Biological: Vector causes the disease Mechanical: Vector carries
agent tohost (contamination by flies,cockroaches
) Examples: Ticks: Lyme disease, Rocky mountainspotted fever Mosquitoes:
Malaria Fleas / rodents: Plague, Hantavirus
Define zoonoses - ANSWERS✔✔Infection transmitted from vertebraeanimal to
human Transmission: bites, inhalation,ingestion, direct contact,
anthropods(vectors)
Toxoplasmosis (protozoan of cats) Brucellosis (cattle, sheep, pigs,goats, deer,
dogs,coyotes) Rabies ( dogs, skunks, raccoons,bats)
Bovine TB
A disability may... - ANSWERS✔✔may not always be obvious based on a
person'sappearance because not all disabilities are visible.• disabilities may be
temporary (e.g., broken leg) orlifelong (e.g., Down syndrome)
What are characteristics of disabilities? - ANSWERS✔✔Health and Disability
People may experience many types ofdisabilities, including difficulties with:
1. hearing
ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS 100% CORRECT RATED A+
NEWLY UPDATED 2025
Q: What are essential ways to prevent the spread of infectious diseases?
A: Regular handwashing, wearing protective gear (PPE), safely handling and
disposing of sharp or contaminated items, maintaining clean environments,
controlling pests, getting vaccinated, and using antibiotics or antivirals when
needed.
Q: What are the main parts of a disease surveillance system?
A: Reporting by laboratories and investigating individual cases.
Q: What is the role of the World Health Organization (WHO) in public
health?
A: The WHO monitors disease outbreaks around the world and provides updates
through regular weekly reports.
Q: What are the different types of food-related infections or poisonings?
A:
Food infections (symptoms after 12+ hours):
o Bacterial: Salmonella
o Viral: Hepatitis A, Norovirus
o Parasitic: Trichinella (causing trichinosis)
intoxication: Sx in min --> hrs (Table 26-4) Staphylococcus aureus toxin
Clostridium perfringens/botulism Lysteria
, What are waterborne communicable diseases? - ANSWERS✔✔Enter water
through animal or humanfeces
Bacteria: cholera, typhoid, e.coli,dysentery, salmonella, shigella
Virus: hepatitis A, rotavirus
Protozoa: amebic dysentery, giardia,cryptosporidium Transmission: fecal-oral
Surveillance: outbreak = 2+ cases
What are vector borne communicable diseases? - ANSWERS✔✔Non-human
carriers-(insects)
Transmission: Biological: Vector causes the disease Mechanical: Vector carries
agent tohost (contamination by flies,cockroaches
) Examples: Ticks: Lyme disease, Rocky mountainspotted fever Mosquitoes:
Malaria Fleas / rodents: Plague, Hantavirus
Define zoonoses - ANSWERS✔✔Infection transmitted from vertebraeanimal to
human Transmission: bites, inhalation,ingestion, direct contact,
anthropods(vectors)
Toxoplasmosis (protozoan of cats) Brucellosis (cattle, sheep, pigs,goats, deer,
dogs,coyotes) Rabies ( dogs, skunks, raccoons,bats)
Bovine TB
A disability may... - ANSWERS✔✔may not always be obvious based on a
person'sappearance because not all disabilities are visible.• disabilities may be
temporary (e.g., broken leg) orlifelong (e.g., Down syndrome)
What are characteristics of disabilities? - ANSWERS✔✔Health and Disability
People may experience many types ofdisabilities, including difficulties with:
1. hearing
