NEHA RS/REHS EXAM BANK | {LATEST 2026/
2027 UPDATE} COMPLETE ACTUAL AND
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Question 1
What is the MOST common cause of bacterial meningitis in
children under five years of age?
a. Neisseria meningitides
b. Group B Streptococci
c. Streptococcus pneumoniae
d. Haemophilus influenzae type B
Haemophilus influenzae type B
Question 2
How is giardiasis USUALLY transmitted to others?
a. person-to-person transfer of cysts from the feces of the
infected individual
b. drinking unfiltered water from streams and lakes
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c. drinking unboiled water from streams and lakes
d. drinking inadequately chlorinated water from a municipal
water distribution system
person-to-person transfer of cysts from the feces of the infected
individual
Question 3
Which of the following duties of state and local health agencies is
intended to ensure that the public's health and welfare are
protected?
a. community-intensive planning
b. statutory administrative action
c. regulatory responsibilities
d. plan implementation
regulatory responsibilities
Question 4
What is epidemic?
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a. the constant presence of a disease within a community or
region
b. the presence of an infectious agent on a body surface
c. the presence of infection in a host without clear, recognizable
clinic symptoms
d. the occurrence in a community or region of cases of an illness
clearly in excess of expectancy
the occurrence in a community or region of cases of an illness
clearly in excess of expectancy
Question 5
What portal of entry should a field sanitarian protect to avoid
contracting Lyme disease?
a. skin
b. respiratory tract
c. reproductive organs
d. digestive tract
skin
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Question 6
Which of the following factors would LEAST contribute to the
emergence of a new infectious disease?
a. human behavior
b. heat disinfection
c. antibiotic use
d. disinfectant use
heat disinfection
Question 7
Listeriosis is COMMONLY associated with:
a. contaminated water
b. contaminated food
c. infected mice
d. infected birds
contaminated food
Question 8