Environmental Health Exam 1 Questions with Correct Answers with Complete Solutions

Environmental Health Exam 1 Questions with Correct Answers with Complete Solutions What are some environmental health threats? - Correct Answer -Trash that fouls our beaches -Hazardous wastes leaching from disposal sites -Continuing episodes of air pollution in some areas -Exposures to toxic chemicals -Destruction of the land through deforestation What are the 3 P's? - Correct Answer Pollution Population Poverty Pollution - Correct Answer Combustion of fossil fuels (ex. petroleum and coal) that disperse greenhouse gases into atmosphere May cause: Global warming and change in distribution of insect vectors Population (problems) - Correct Answer Overpopulation in developing nations is leading to the human population exceeding the carrying capacity of the planet Urban crowding Name two infectious disease epidemics that were most likely caused from over crowding - Correct Answer Avian influenza (H5N1) Swine Flu (H1N1) Describe the 2009 Swine Flu epidemic - Correct Answer Concern that a large proportion of the population might be susceptible to infection with the virus Seasonal influenza vaccine H1N1 strain might not provide protection