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Chapter 01: Introduction
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MULTIPLEzCHOICE
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c. Screeningzforzgestationalzdiabeteszafterz24zweekszofzpregnancy
d. Sexualzeducationzprogramzinzelementaryzschools
e. Increasingztaxeszforzbuyingzcigarettesz
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sezinzmortality.zNamezthezcharacterzthatzwezareztalkingzabout.
a. JohnzSnow
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IgnazzSemmelweiszidentifiedzthatzmedicalzstudentszandzphysiciansztransmittedzthezdiseasezbyz
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Smallpoxzwaszeradicatedzinz1980.zEdwardzJennerzvaccinatedzJameszPhippszinz1796zagainstz
smallpox.zAlmostz200zyearszlater,zthezWorldzHealthzOrganizationz(WHO)zcommissioned
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haszbeenzobserved.zWhichzofzthezfollowingziszthezmostzlikelyzreasonzforzthezobservedzdeclinezi
nzmortalityzrateszfromzcommonzinfectiouszdiseases?
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c. Developmentzofzvaccines
d. Improvementzinzsocialzconditions
e. Worsezsanitationzandzunsafezwaterz
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Althoughzmedicalztreatmentszpotentiallyzhelpedzinzthezdecreasezofzinfectiouszdiseases,ztheza
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Chapterz02:zThezDynamicszofzDiseasezTransmission
TestzBankzMULTIPL
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a. Endemic
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d. Attackzrate
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Anzepidemicziszthezoccurrencezofzhealth-
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allyzaffectingzazlargeznumberzof
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people.zAttackzratezisznotztruezbecausezitziszdefinedzasznumberzofzpeoplezatzriskzinzwhomzazce
rtainzillnesszdevelopszoverztotalznumberzofzpeoplezatzrisk.zIncubationzperiodzisznotztruezbecau
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b. Thezintervalzfromzreceiptzofzinfectionztoztheztimezofzonsetzofzclinicalzillnessz(thezonsetzofzr
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c. Theztimezofzinvasionzbyzanzinfectiouszagent
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Peoplezatzriskzinzthiszoutbreakzarezpeoplezwhozwerezexposedztozthezfoodzatzthezconference.zEv
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peoplezwhozservedzthezfood,zallzofzthezparticipantszandzvolunteerszatezthezfood
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fromzthezluncheonzatzthezconferencezonzAprilz1,z2018.zAfterzanzinitialzoutbreakzofzfoodzpoison
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opedzthezcasezdefinitionzsymp food
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