Vectors, Pests, & Poisonous Plants Flashcards
The agent of Lyme disease is transmitted by
deer or “black-legged” ticks
Select the best public health strategy to abate a current outbreak of rickettsialpox (transmitted by rat-associated mites)?
Apply acaricides prior to suppressing rat abundance
When is it most reasonable to treat a dwelling for a bed bug problem?
Only after a living bed bug has been positively confirmed
Poison ivy, poison oak, and poison sumac are most usually best managed by
Treating them with herbicide
To reduce transmission risk of West Nile Virus, which strategy is not appropriate?
Applying motor oil to catch basins and ponds
Persons suffering allergic symptoms in the home during all seasons of the year might most likely be reacting to allergens from:
Cockroaches
Which of the following is most effective for controlling ragweed?
2, 4-D
The interval between exposure to an infectious agent and the appearance of the first symptom is called the
Incubation period
Which of the following statements is most correct? Head lice:
Are acquired mainly by direct and prolonged head-to-head contact.
A disease that might result from inhaling dust from bird droppings is
Psittacosis
Symptoms: fever, headache, chills, muscle pains, cough, breathing difficulties
Bacteria: Chlamydia psittaci
Rodent populations in a food production or service facility are best kept low by
Improving sanitation and securing foods
The killing of an infectious agent outside the body by chemical or physical means is termed
Disinfection
When would pesticides be considered in an Integrated Pest Management program?
Anytime they might be appropriate to reaching the goals of the program
What is the best option when a bat is found in a room with a sleeping infant?
Capture the bat alive and consider having it tested for rabies virus
What is the best option when a bat is found in a room with a sleeping infant?
Capture the bat alive and consider having it tested for rabies virus
