REHS Kentucky Study Guide Questions With
Complete Solutions
66 percent of food-borne outbreaks are caused by
what? Correct Answers Bacterial pathogens
A chlorinator should have the capacity to provide
at least how much free chlorine residual with how
many minutes of contact time at maximum flow of
chlorine? Correct Answers 2 mg/l free chlorine
and 30 minutes of contact time
A factor or an agent which increases the risk of
cancer is known as what? Correct Answers
Carcinogen
A HACCP plan is not required when? Correct
Answers Cooling and reheating TCS foods in bulk
A negative phosphate test is done for what?
Correct Answers To determine if the milk is
pasteurized
A septic tank absorption field should be how many
feet from any lake, swamp, ditch, or water course?
Correct Answers 25- 50 feet
A septic tank absorption field should be how many
feet from any well? Correct Answers 100 feet
,A septic tank for a private home will generally
require cleaning by a licensed septic cleaning
company every how many years Correct Answers
3-5 years
A well for a private home should be preferably
have capacity of at least how many gallons per
hour? Correct Answers 500
A whole blood level above what may pose a
mercury poisoning hazard? Correct Answers 20
ppm
A young lake is called what? Correct Answers
Oligotrophic
Acute Disease Correct Answers A disease that is
characterized by a relatively sudden onset of
symptoms that are usually severe
Adding what increases oxidation in pools? Correct
Answers Calcium hypochlorite
After reaching out to elected officials, who would
you reach out to for community outreach? Correct
Answers Religious leaders, unofficial community
leaders
Amebiasis Correct Answers Protozoa
,Approximately five to ten percent of raw bovine
milk is contaminated with what bacteria? Correct
Answers Listeria Monocytogenes
Arthropods involved in the transmission of human
and animal disease are called what? Correct
Answers Vectors
At what PH does staphylococcus thrive? Correct
Answers 6.5-7.5
At what PH level can mold survive? Correct
Answers Mold thrives best a PH levels at or near
7.0, a range from 2.0-8.0 can be tolerated
Bacillus Cereus Food poisioning (Diarrheal Type)
Correct Answers Bacterial toxins
Bacillus Cereus Food poisioning (Emetic Type)
Correct Answers Emetic= vomiting bacterial toxins
Blood-borne pathogens are regulated by what
agency? Correct Answers OSHA
Botulism Correct Answers Bacterial toxin
Campylobacter Enteritis Correct Answers Bacteria
, Category A agents ( Bio-terrorism) Correct
Answers High level priority for preparedness
examples: small pox, anthrax, plague etc
Category B agents ( Bio-terrorism) Correct
Answers Agents have a need for improved
awareness,, surveillance measures and lab
diagnosis examples: Q fever, brucellosis, glanders
etc.
Category C agents ( Bio-terrorism) Correct
Answers Agents have a need for continued review
of potential threat to the public examples: nipah
virus, hantaviruses, and tick borne hemorrhagic
fever
Cholera Correct Answers Bacteria
Chronic Disease Correct Answers A disease that is
lasting longer than 3 months or more
Clostridium perfringins food poisoning Correct
Answers Bacterial Toxin
Communicable Diseases Correct Answers Are
illness due to a specific infectious agent or its toxic
products. They arise through transmission of that
agent and it products from an infected person,
animal, or inanimate reservoir to a susceptible
host, either directly or indirectly through an
Complete Solutions
66 percent of food-borne outbreaks are caused by
what? Correct Answers Bacterial pathogens
A chlorinator should have the capacity to provide
at least how much free chlorine residual with how
many minutes of contact time at maximum flow of
chlorine? Correct Answers 2 mg/l free chlorine
and 30 minutes of contact time
A factor or an agent which increases the risk of
cancer is known as what? Correct Answers
Carcinogen
A HACCP plan is not required when? Correct
Answers Cooling and reheating TCS foods in bulk
A negative phosphate test is done for what?
Correct Answers To determine if the milk is
pasteurized
A septic tank absorption field should be how many
feet from any lake, swamp, ditch, or water course?
Correct Answers 25- 50 feet
A septic tank absorption field should be how many
feet from any well? Correct Answers 100 feet
,A septic tank for a private home will generally
require cleaning by a licensed septic cleaning
company every how many years Correct Answers
3-5 years
A well for a private home should be preferably
have capacity of at least how many gallons per
hour? Correct Answers 500
A whole blood level above what may pose a
mercury poisoning hazard? Correct Answers 20
ppm
A young lake is called what? Correct Answers
Oligotrophic
Acute Disease Correct Answers A disease that is
characterized by a relatively sudden onset of
symptoms that are usually severe
Adding what increases oxidation in pools? Correct
Answers Calcium hypochlorite
After reaching out to elected officials, who would
you reach out to for community outreach? Correct
Answers Religious leaders, unofficial community
leaders
Amebiasis Correct Answers Protozoa
,Approximately five to ten percent of raw bovine
milk is contaminated with what bacteria? Correct
Answers Listeria Monocytogenes
Arthropods involved in the transmission of human
and animal disease are called what? Correct
Answers Vectors
At what PH does staphylococcus thrive? Correct
Answers 6.5-7.5
At what PH level can mold survive? Correct
Answers Mold thrives best a PH levels at or near
7.0, a range from 2.0-8.0 can be tolerated
Bacillus Cereus Food poisioning (Diarrheal Type)
Correct Answers Bacterial toxins
Bacillus Cereus Food poisioning (Emetic Type)
Correct Answers Emetic= vomiting bacterial toxins
Blood-borne pathogens are regulated by what
agency? Correct Answers OSHA
Botulism Correct Answers Bacterial toxin
Campylobacter Enteritis Correct Answers Bacteria
, Category A agents ( Bio-terrorism) Correct
Answers High level priority for preparedness
examples: small pox, anthrax, plague etc
Category B agents ( Bio-terrorism) Correct
Answers Agents have a need for improved
awareness,, surveillance measures and lab
diagnosis examples: Q fever, brucellosis, glanders
etc.
Category C agents ( Bio-terrorism) Correct
Answers Agents have a need for continued review
of potential threat to the public examples: nipah
virus, hantaviruses, and tick borne hemorrhagic
fever
Cholera Correct Answers Bacteria
Chronic Disease Correct Answers A disease that is
lasting longer than 3 months or more
Clostridium perfringins food poisoning Correct
Answers Bacterial Toxin
Communicable Diseases Correct Answers Are
illness due to a specific infectious agent or its toxic
products. They arise through transmission of that
agent and it products from an infected person,
animal, or inanimate reservoir to a susceptible
host, either directly or indirectly through an
