EPI Flashcards

1
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MITIGATION

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DESIGNED TO DECREASE LOSS OF LIFE/PROPERTY, REDUCE ECONOMIC IMPACT
REDUCE THE EFFECTS OF DISASTERS THROUGH POLICY CHANGE, STRUCTURAL CHANGES

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2
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AFRICAN SWINE FEVER IS A TRANSBOUNDARY DISEASE BECAUSE IT IS ZOONOTIC TRUE OR FALSE

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FALSE

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3
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WHAT ARE THE FOUR PHASES OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT?

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MITIGATION
PREPAREDNESS
RESPONSE
RECOVERY

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4
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TRANSBOUNDARY SURVEILLANCE IS ALMOST ALWAYS

A

PASSIVE

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5
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NEW BUILDING CODES ARE AN EXAMPLE OF ___

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MITIGATION

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6
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WHAT IS NOT A VULNERABILITY OF AGROTERRORISM

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A HIGH NUMBER OF TRAINED VETS

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7
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FEDERAL AMERICAN HEALTH GOVERNANCE

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USD

ANIMAL HEALTH ACT

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8
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PREPAREDNESS

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PLANS AND PREPARATIONS MADE TO SAVE LIFE AND PROPERTY AND FACILITATE RESPONSE OPERATIONS

PROVISIONS TO ENSURE THAT ALL RESOURCES AND SERVICES NEEDED TO COPE WITH A DISASTER CAN BE READILY MOBILIZED AND DEPLOYED

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9
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TRANSBOUNDARY DISEASE DEFINITION

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HIGHLY CONTAGIOUS OR TRANSMISSABLE+ HAS THE POTENTIAL FOR RAPID SPREAD IRRESEPECTIVE OF NATIONAL BORDERS CAUSING SOCIOECONOMIC/ PUBLIC HEALTH CONSEQUENCES

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10
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AGROTERRORISM DEFINITION

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THE MALICIOUS ATTEMPT TO DISRUPT OR DESTROY THE AGRICULTURAL INDUSTRY/ FOOD SUPPLY OF A POPN THROUGH THE MALICIOUS USE OF PLANT OR ANIMAL PATHOGENS TO CAUSE DEVASTATING DZ IN AGRICULTURAL SECTORS

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11
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INTERNATIONAL HEALTH GOVERNANCE

A

OIE
TERRESTRIAL ANIMAL HEALTH CODE
AQUATIC ANIMAL HEALTH CODE

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12
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HOW WAS ASF INTRODUCED IN THE POPULATION DESCRIBED IN THE CASE STUDY?

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GARBAGE ON PLANES AND SHIPS

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13
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THERE ARE NO DIFFERENCES IN CS BETWEEN NEWCASTLE VIRUS AND INFECTIOUS INFLUENZA TRUE OR FALSE

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TRUE

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14
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BIOTERRORISM DEFINITION

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DELIBRATE RELEASE OF VIRUSES, BACTERIA, TOXINS OR OTHER HARMFUL AGENTS USED TO CAUSE ILLNESS OR DEATH IN PEOPLE, ANIMALS, OR PLANTS

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15
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DISASTER DEFINITION

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SERIOUS DISRUPTION OF FUNCTIONING OF A COMMUNITY OR A SOCIETY INVOLVING WIDESPREAD HUMAN, MATERIAL, AND ECONOMIC, OR ENVT LOSS AND IMPACTS, WHICH EXCEEDS THE ABILITY OF THE EFFECTED COMMUNITY TO COPE USING ITS OWN RESOURCES

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16
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HAZARD DEFINITION

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A DANGER OR RISK OF AN EVENT OCCURRING

REPRESENT POTENTIAL FOR DISASTER

17
Q

FOREIGN ANIMAL DISEASES COULD REESTABLISH IF?

A

NO BORDER CONTROL
NO SURVEILLANCE
NO ELIMINATION ACTIVITIES

PREVENTION, IMPORT RESTRICTIONS, QUARANTINE, BORDER PROTECTION

18
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USDA IS OFFICIALLY FREE OF THESE DISEASES

A
AFRICAN HORSE SICKNESS 
BOVINE SPONGIFORM ENCEPHALOPATHY 
CLASSICAL SWINE FEVER 
CONTAGIOUS BOVINE PLEUROPNEUMONIA 
FMD 
PESTE DE PESTIS IN RUMINANTS 
RINDERPEST
19
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WHAT SPECIES IS THE AMPLIFIER FOR FMD

A

PIGS

20
Q

WHY PLAN FOR DISASTERS?

A
REDUCES LOSS OF LIFE/PROPERTY 
ENHANCES RESPONSE AND RECOVERY 
PRIORITIZES NEEDS 
IMPROVES COMMUNICATION 
HELPS MAINTAIN ESSENTIAL FUNCTION 
DEVELOPS PARTNERSHIPS
21
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ABILITY TO EVACUATE AN ANIMAL HOSPITAL IS CONSIDERED?

A

PREPAREDNESS

22
Q

AFRICAN SWINE FEVER CONSEQUENCES

A
NO TREATMENT 
NO VACCINE 
DEPOPULATION 
RESTRICTED MOVEMENT 
QUARANTINE
23
Q

FOREIGN ANIMAL DISEASE DEFINITION

A

AN IMPORTANT TRANSMISSABLE LIVESTOCK OR POULTRY DISEASE BELIEVED TO BE ABSENT FROM THE US AND ITS TERRITORIES THAT HAS THE POTENTIAL SIGNIFICANCE IN HEALTH OR ECONOMICS

24
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WHICH IS NOT A GOAL OF DISASTER MANAGEMENT ?

A

INCREASED RECOVERY TIME

25
Q

THE VETERINARY OATH DOES NOT INCLUDE PUBLIC HEALTH. TRUE OR FALSE?

A

FALSE

26
Q

HORSES CAN ONLY GET WHICH VESICULAR DISEASE

A

VESICULAR STOMATITIS

27
Q

RECOVERY

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ACTION TAKEN TO RETURN TO NORMAL OR IMPROVED OPERATING CONDITION FOLLOWING DISASTER

28
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RESPONSE

A

ACTIONS TAKEN DURING AN EMERGENCY TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE, SAVE LIVES, MINIMIZE PROPERTY DAMAGE, SPEEDY RECOVERY