REHS RS NEHA STUDY GUIDE - REVISED AUGUST 2019|GRADED A+
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REGISTERED SANITARIAN
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REGISTERED SANITARIAN
When gas pipe is leaking, what methods would be used by the technician to identify the exact point of leakage?
Using soap bubble solution
What is the graphic tool used by meteorologists to give a succinct view of how wind speed and direction are typically distributed at a particular locatio...
REHS/RS NEHA STUDY GUIDE -
REVISED AUGUST 2019
When gas pipe is leaking, what methods would be used by the technician to
identify the exact point of leakage? - correct answer Using soap bubble solution
What is the graphic tool used by meteorologists to give a succinct view of how
wind speed and direction are typically distributed at a particular location - correct
answer Wind Rose
What is the lowest portion of Earth's atmosphere called: - correct answer
troposphere (a height of about 3.7-6.2 miles (6-10 km)
What three viruses cause the largest number of known
cases of illness through contaminated food: - correct answer Hepatitis,
Rotavirus, Norovirus
Shellfish poisoning is caused by a group of toxins produced by: - correct answer
planktonic algae (dinoflagellates, in most cases)
What is the most widely accepted detection method for the saxitoxins (Paralytic
Shellfish Poisoning) around the world: - correct answer mouse bioassay (not as
useful in Diarrhetic Shellfish Poisoning or Neurotoxic Shellfish Poisoning)
Pufferfish (also called "fugu" or "blowfish") are thought of as a delicacy - even
though they contain this toxin: - correct answer tetrodotoxin (in some types of
pufferfish, some of the organs like the liver and skin contain tetrodotoxin; in
some pufferfish the toxin is in the meat also; and some have no toxin at all)
Compounds that cause neurological symptoms such as profuse sweating, coma,
convulsions, hallucinations, excitement, depression, spastic colon - correct
answer Neurotoxins
,Compounds that produce rapid, transient nausea, vomiting, abdominal cramping,
and diarrhea: - correct answer gastrointestinal irritants
mushrooms in this category generally are nontoxic and produce no symptoms,
unless alcohol is consumed within 72 hours after eating them, in which case a
short-lived, acute toxic syndrome is produced: - correct answer disulfiram‐like
toxins
This is is a human illness caused by consumption of some subtropical and
tropical marine finfish - correct answer Ciguatera fish poisoning (caused by
consumption of subtropical and tropical marine finfish that have accumulated
ciguatoxins through their diets)
Powdered infant formula is not sterile, and its nutrients provide good conditions
for the growth of - correct answer Cronobacter (after reconstitution)
Travelers diarrhea is caused by which E. Coli (acronym)? - correct answer ETEC
(Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli)
Cholera is caused by which bacteria - correct answer Vibrio (but not all Vibrio
cause cholera)
Q fever is caused by which food borne illness causing bacteria - correct answer
Coxiella burnetii (the CDC has declared it a Category B potential bioterrorism
agent)
Plant FOODS that are cooked for hot holding shall be cooked to a temperature of
- correct answer 135F
How long must POULTRY, BALUTS, wild GAME ANIMALS (as specified under
Subparagraphs 3-201.17(A)(3) and (4)), stuffed FISH, stuffed MEAT, stuffed pasta,
stuffed POULTRY, stuffed RATITES, or stuffing containing FISH, MEAT, POULTRY,
or RATITES be cooked at 165F? - correct answer instantaneous
,Fish to be served raw must be frozen how cold for how long? (except some Tuna
and aquaculture fish) - correct answer -4F for 7 days, -31 for 15 hours, frozen to-
31F until solid then stored -4°F for 24 hours
If immersion in hot water is used for SANITIZING in a manual operation, the
temperature of the water shall be maintained at - correct answer 171F or above
Total alkalinity of swimming pools shall be maintained in the range of: - correct
answer 60-180 ppm (mg/l)
the thick-walled, environmentally resistant structure released in the feces of
infected animals that serves to transfer the infectious stages of sporozoan
parasites (e.g., Cryptosporidium) to new hosts. - correct answer Oocyst
Milligrams per Liter (mg/L) is the equivalent metric measure to: - correct answer
parts per million (ppm)
liable to ignite spontaneously on exposure to air - correct answer Pyrophoric
"RATITE" means - correct answer a flightless bird such as an emu, ostrich, or
rhea.
Which organization requires cover for baking dough - correct answer BISSC
(Baking Industry Sanitation Standards Committee)
The Registered Sanitarians are first and foremost: - correct answer Educators
Common microorganism associated with skin rash in whirlpools? - correct
answer Pseudomonas aeruginosa
, Complaining of extreme eye irritation by swimmers in a swimming pool may be: -
correct answer Improper pH value
Workers in dental care may receive: - correct answer Mercury Vapor poisoning
Most accidents that occur in the home to infants aged 1-4 is caused by: - correct
answer Walking/falling
Most accidents around swimming pools: - correct answer Drowning
Which can adversely effect the nerve cell? - correct answer Neurotoxin
This is usually found with Salmonella, caused by contaminated chicken source.
High rate of infection: - correct answer Campylobacter jejuni
What is the most enteric disease: - correct answer Norwalk virus
The LEAST amount of backfill over the absorption field should be: - correct
answer 12-18 inches
Best method to avoid UST (Underground Storage Tank)problems: - correct
answer Prevent corrosion
Swimmers ear is caused by: - correct answer Pseudomonas
A principle for effective radiation protection: - correct answer distance, time,
shielding
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