Final Exam Flashcards
What is the most important reservoir for Hepatitis A?
humans- transmitted facal oral
T/F: a good example of secondary prevention is building a fence to prevent animals with a FAD from entering
FALSE (primary prevention)
In VEEV, what species is the reservoir?
horse
sentinel surveillance is usually used in VEEV
VEEV is a reportable foreign animal disease (FAD)
What is the definitive host of Taenia saginata?
humans
How is T. solium transmitted?
water contaminated with human feces
T/F: epidemiologists beleive that most infections of Toxoplasma gondii are caused by lifetime exposure to cat feces in soil
False; lifetime exposure to pork/meat undercooked
What is the biggest difference b/t foodborne bacterial infections and foodborne viral infections
viruses shorter incubation & less diarrhea, more vomit
bact longer duration
T/F: a good example of targeted surveillance is testing cows on St Kitts before slaughter for BVD
True
Which is most fatal in humans? EEEV WEEV VEEV
EEEV- most pathogenic
Which is NOT found in the healthy intestines of animal species?
Staph aureus- skin
The best way to prevent bacterial foodborne infections is to pasteurize milk and reduce fecal contamination of carcasses. Which other pathogen can be prevented in this manner?
Listeria monocytogenes (does not produce a toxin)
Define sensitivity
the proportion of truly diseased animals that get a positive test result
What is the vector for Trypanosoma cruzii?
Kissing bug
causes chagas
A cat presents with a cutaneous myiasis. It is confirmed to be cuterebra. What do you do?
surgical removal of bot fly
Describes a case with 8% (CI: 0.4-2.8). What is true?
the study is statistically insignificant because 1 is included
Cats on St kitts were trapped b/t Dec-Jan, tested for FIV. Out of 100, 15 were +. What is the measure of association/study type?
period prevalence
Which is not an analytical test?
Case reports are descriptive studies
analytical tests are clinical trial, prospective cohort, retro cohort
After an outbreak of illness, 33 ppl that were sick and 35 ppl that were not sick and living in the same area were questioned about their food and water consumption. What type of study is this?
case control study- is a type of observational study in which two existing groups differing in outcome are identified and compared on the basis of some supposed causal attribute.
Define case fatality rate
the # of animals in a population that died after the population was exposed to a dz
-# of deaths caused by a dz among those who have the dz during a time interval
A test, when ____, rules a disease IN
very specific
Which test do you preform to see if associations b/t dogs and cancer study was by chance?
correlation test?
What is the best way to prevent Anisakis infection?
cook fish thoroughly
this is found in sushi
Which toxin is associated with a histamine reaction?
scombrotoxin- fish toxin
What puts you at risk for bartonella?
there is a risk every time you are bitten or scratched by a cat
What is the biggest concern with cat bites?
infection of wound
What is a disposition?
term in meat inspection that describes a decision made after ante or post-mortem inspection
consumers are considered first but with NO unnecessary waste
T/F: he FDA oversees seafood except for catfish and the USDA oversees poultry
True
USDA- meat, poultry, catfish
FDA- seafood, milk pasteurization, fruit, processed foods
Egg washing: if done incorrectly, washing the egg will introduce bacterial through
the removal of the cutical
-warm water, mild cleaner, do not scrub, rinse w/ disinfectant, dry
During the WNV outbreak, alligators were fed horse meat. The gators got sick but are not transmitting b/t eachother. What stage is this in
Stage 2
they are dead end hosts!
Which is not an example of an emerging dz?
a country where the dz is at a constant rate
If rabies has a reproductive rate of (RO=2), then what % of the cow pop needs to be vaccinated so dz will not spread?
50%