10 Feb Question 13 Concentrations of _____

PUBH6034 Environmental Health: Local to Global

Module 2 Quiz

Question 1 Exposure to the major organochlorine pesticides has been linked to increased risk of ___________.

Question 2 Which of the following is a tactic typically used in integrated pest management?

Question 3 What human disease may result if beef is contaminated during slaughter with bits of the cow’s brain or spinal cord?

Question 4 In food safety, the term cross-contamination refers to the contamination of _______________.

Question 5 A zoonosis is an infectious disease that _______________.

Question 6 _______________ is a light metal that is used in the aerospace industries and causes debilitating lung disease.

Question 7 The Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HAACP) system is a(n) __________.

Question 8 Which class of pesticides is used in the largest quantities in the United States?

Question 9 Both CAFO workers and the confined animals are at risk of the toxic effects of __________ and __________.

Question 10 A tick infected with the Lyme disease bacterium bites a deer. Which is the vector?

Question 11 Methemoglobinemia in infants, caused by ___________ in groundwater, is marked by ___________.

Question 12 The major public health concern related to the presence of antibiotic-resistant bacteria in CAFO waste lagoons is that these bacteria may __________.

Question 13 Concentrations of __________ have been documented at higher concentrations in farmed salmon than in wild-caught salmon.

Question 14 Irradiation of a food product may result in __________.

Question 15 What bacterial organism is present on human skin, especially in cuts or source, and is a common source of foodborne illness in United States?