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How is giradiasis usually transmitted to others
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Person-to-person transfer of cysts from the feces of the infected individual
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What is the most common cause of bacterial meningitis in children under five years of age
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Haemophils influenzae type B
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Which of the following duties of state and local health agencies is inteded to ensure that the public's health and welfare are protected
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Regulatory Responsibilities
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Which of the following is a measure of the amount of light scattered by particles suspended in a water test sample
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Nephelometric Turbidity Units
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What is an epidemic
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The occurrence in a community or region of casess of an illness clearly in excess of expectancy
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What portal of entry should a field sanitarian protect to avoid contracting Lyme disease
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Skin
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Swimmer's itch is a common name for which of the following diseases
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Schistosomiasis
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Which of the following factors would least contribute to the emergence of a new infectious disease
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Heat disinfection
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Listeriosis is Commonly associated with
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Contaminated food
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Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome is caused by infection with
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E.Coli 0157:H7
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The basic principles of disease control include all of the following except
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Lag phase
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Which one of the following phrases most accurately describes the term endemic
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Constant presence of an illness
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The interval between exposure to an infectious agent and the appearance of the first symptom is called the
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Incubation Period
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An establishment known to have imminent health hazards is not closed by the inspecting regulatory authority. This example best fits the definition of a:
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Nonfeasance
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Vehicleborne, vectorborne or airborne are all examples of
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Indirect mode of transmission
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