Public Health

Question 1

T/F: Emerging infectious disease often result from acts of bioterrorism

Answer 1

FALSE

Question 2

All of the following are associated with direct bites and scratches among persons EXCEPT:

Answer 2

Salmonellosis

Question 3

All of the following can be easily observed on ante-morten inspection EXCEPT:

Answer 3

Salmonellosis

Question 4

T/F: Proper draining of blood from meat tissue can help reduce spoilage of meat

Answer 4

TRUE

Question 5

Significant categories of infectious zoonotic diseases include all EXCEPT:

Answer 5

Preventable cancer diseases

Question 6

T/F: Much of the pollution that threatens the water supply is anthropogenic

Answer 6

TRUE

Question 7

Which of the following is a RE-EMERGING zoonosis in the USA? (all possible options)

Answer 7

Tuberculosis
Brucellosis
Cysticercosis (parasitic disease)
Rabies

Question 8

Which of the following choices best relates to the public health vet in meat inspection?

Answer 8

Final carcass disposition
Overall supervision in meat inspection

Question 9

All of the following are correct except?

Answer 9

The US Food and Drug Administration is the single meat inspection agency in the US

Question 10

Which of the following is best described as ‘high risk foods”

Answer 10

Milk and milk products
Chemically treated fruits

Question 11

Which group is best decribed as ‘low-risk foods’

Answer 11

Cereal products
Food eaten soon after cooking
Pickled foods

Question 12

T/F: Ante-mortem inspection is important to help assess the clinical condition of animals BEFORE slaughter

Answer 12

TRUE

Question 13

Humane stunning in meat inspection is designed to do all of the following EXCEPT?

Answer 13

To avoid having meat regulated by the authority of the USDA

Question 14

T/F: In recycling solid wastes, green glass bottles can be separated and grounded into small smooth pellets called cullets

Answer 14

TRUE

Question 15

T/F: The International Health Regulations (IHR) of 2005 is the only single-binding legal international instrument for preventing the transboundary spread of public health infectious diseases

Answer 15

TRUE

Question 16

Salmonellosis is a common bacterial infection found often in:

Answer 16

All of the above

Question 17

Veterinary Public Health is defined as?

Answer 17

The application of veterinary knowledge and skills for the advancement of human health

Question 18

Internationally, the main organization responsible for addressing animals health and its related food safety is:

Answer 18

The World Organization for Animal Health (OIE)

Question 19

T/F: Chagas disease is also known as African Trypanosomiasis

Answer 19

FALSE

Question 20

T/F: West Nile virus transmission by ticks is a very old vector-borne disease in the USA

Answer 20

FALSE

Question 21

T/F: SSOPs are included in food process control, quality assurance and handling practices in the food industry

Answer 21

TRUE

Question 22

Which of the following procedures is best linked to post-mortem inspection

Answer 22

Labelling of meat products
Visceral and carcass inspection

Question 23

Bioterrorism can be associated with which of the following:

Answer 23

All of the above

Question 24

T/F: Foods can be made safe through proper storage and transportation

Answer 24

TRUE

Question 25

Which of the following is an EMERGING zoonosis in the USA? (All possible options)

Answer 25

Ebola virus Bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) West Nile Virus Bird flu Nipah virus Cruetzfeild-jakob

Question 26

T/F: Knowledge of animals diseases can prove to be vital importance in addressing the potential for human health issues

Answer 26

TRUE

Question 27

T/F: Cutaneous larval migrans (creeping eruptions) may be associated with contamination of beaches with animals feces

Answer 27

TRUE

Question 28

Which of following is NOT CORRECT with respect to water pollution?

Answer 28

Farm animals are the main cause of water pollution

Question 29

T/F: Most human emerging infectious diseases are zoonotic and originate from animal sources

Answer 29

TRUE

Question 30

HACCP prerequisites must include

Answer 30

GMPs, GAPs, GHPs

Question 31

Matching: storm water

Answer 31

Non-point source

Question 32

Matching: eutrophication

Answer 32

Enriched water with dissolved nutrients

Question 33

Matching: Captive bold pistol

Answer 33

Stunning

Question 34

Matching: Agricultural and household products

Answer 34

Synthetic Organic Chemical (also no answer for other matching question)

Question 35

T/F: The private sector, not government, has the major responsibility for regulatory enforcement of the removal of solid waste

Answer 35

FALSE

Question 36

Matching: Post-mortem inspection

Answer 36

Retain Tage applicaiton

Question 37

Matching: Cullets

Answer 37

Ground smooth pellets

Question 38

Matching: None

Answer 38

Herpes simplex

Question 39

HACCP is an important management system because:

Answer 39

all of the above

Question 40

Which of the following is correct

Answer 40

Vectors mainly responsible for transmitting disease-causing agents

Question 41

The Resource Conservation Recovery Act (RCRA) of 1976 considers Municial Solid Wastes to include

Answer 41

Food, wastes, plastics, yard trimming

Question 42

T/F: Emerging infectious diseases may be old diseases that have resurgence because of a change in host-agent-environment conditions

Answer 42

TRUE