NEHA NORTH CAROLINA STUDY GUIDE Questions and Correct Solutions 2024/2025

NEHA NORTH CAROLINA STUDY GUIDE Questions and Correct Solutions 2024 What is the most common cause of bacterial meningitis in children under the age of 5? A.) Neisseria meningitides B.) Group B Streptococci C.) Streptococcus pneumoniae D.) Haemophilus influenzae type B - Answer -D.) Haemophilus influenzae type b How is giardiasis USUALY 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 C.) Drinking unboiled water from streams and lakes D.) Drinking inadequately chlorinated water from a municipal water distribution system. - Answer -A.) Person to person transfer of cysts from feces or the infected individual. 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 - Answer -C. Regulatory Responsibilities Which of the following is a measure of the amount of light scattered by particles suspended in a water test sample?A,) Formazin Turbidity Units (FTU) B.) Nephelometric Turbidity Units (NTU) C.) Hydrosyntalic Turbidity Units (HTU) D.) Lorcetic Turbidity Units (LTU) - Answer -B.) Nephelometric Turbidity Units (NTU) What is an epidemic? 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 occurrences in a community or region of cases of an illness clearly in excess of expectancy. - Answer -D, The occurrences in a community or region of cases of an illness clearly in excess of expectancy. 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 - Answer -A. Skin Swimmers itch is a common name for which of the following diseases?