REHS Exam - Vectors and Zoonosis with verified answers A+ rated

REHS Exam - Vectors and Zoonosis with verified
answers A+ rated
1. Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever is transmitted
b. dog ticks
by:

a. cockroaches
b. dog ticks
c. mites
d. skunks

2. A "chigger" is the larval stage of the: a. mite

a. mite
b. mosquito
c. louse
d. flea

3. Pediculosis is an infestation of: c. lice

a. chiggers
b. mites
c. lice
d. roaches

4. is an infectious disease of the skin b. scabies
caused by burrowing of the female mite
into the skin where it deposits its eggs.

a. tularemia
b. scabies
c. psittacosis
d. pediculosis

5. The peak seasons for rats to breed in temperate zones a. spring
and fall


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a. spring and fall
b. summer and winter
c. winter and spring
d. fall and summer

6. Rattus norvegicus is also referred to d. sewer rat
as the

a. sewer rat
b. norway rat
c. house rat
d. roof rat

7. The smallest diameter hole through which an average b. 1/2 inch
house mouse can pass is:

a. 1/4 inch
b. 1/2 inch
c. 3/4 inch
d. 1 inch

8. An example of an anticoagulant d. pigeons
rodenticide is:

a. red squill
b. cyanide gas
c. warfarin
d. malathion

9. Psittacosis/ Ornithosis is spread by:

a. bats
b. shellfish
c. rodents