NEHA Study Guide with Questions and Correct Answers

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. Haemophilius influenzea type B d. Haemophilius influenza type B 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. c. Drinking unboiled water from streams and lakes. d. Drinking inadequately chlorinated water from a municipal water distribution system. a. Person-to-person transfer of cysts from the feces of 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. 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) 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 the 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. d. The occurrence 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 a. Skin Swimmer's itch is a common name for which of the following diseases? a. Leptospirosis b. Subdural dermatitis c. Schistosomiasis d. Trichiniasis c. Schistosomiasis Which of the following factors would LEAST contribute to the emergence of new infectious disease? a. Human behavior b. Heat disinfection c. Antibiotic use d. Disinfectant use b. Heat disinfection Listeriosis is COMMONLY associated with: a. Contaminated water b. Contaminated food c. Infected mice d. Infected birds b. Contaminated food Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome is caused by infection with: a. Dracunculus medinensis b. Staphylococcus aureus c. Escherichia coli 015 7:H7 d. Salmonella typhimurium c. Escherichia coli 015 7:H7