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  • Which of these are harmful, colourless and scentless gas?
    Mercury
    Carbon monoxide
    Lead
    Sulphur dioxide
  • Arthritis is a disease of the bones that can happen through overworking and heavy lifting, this is an example of what kind of hazard?
    Social
    Biological
    Physcial
    Chemical
  • Cholera is an example of a disease that is spread by...
    Human saliva (spit)
    Contact with animals.
    Sexual intercourse.
    Drinking infected water.
  • The higher the toxicity of a chemical...
    Then higher the dose needed to cause harm.
    The larger the dose.
    Then lower the dose needed to cause harm.
    The smaller the dose.
  • Which of the following is an example of a biological hazard?
    Rats carrying harmful bacteria.
    UV radiation from the sun.
    A forest fire.
    An oil spill.
  • What is the vector of Malaria?
    Bats
    Mosquitos
    Rats
    Humans
  • Epidemiology is the study of what?
    The study of harmful social behaviour.
    The study of diseases and their spread.
    The study of harmful chemicals.
    The study of dangerous animals.
  • Which these are an example of a chemical hazard?
    Viruses.
    Drinking alcohol.
    The malaria parasite.
    Neurotoxins like mercury in the water supply.
  • Which of these chemicals increae through Biomagnification?
    All of these
    Lead
    DDT
    Mercury
  • Which of the following are an example of a physical hazard?
    Exposure to extreme temperatures.
    Exposure to the suns radiation.
    Natural disasters like tsunamis.
    All of these.
  • Which of these are ways of reducing disease spread?
    Vaccines
    Sanitation
    Animal control
    All of these mentioned
  • Which type of chemical hazard blocks chemical messages throughout the body?
    Endocrine disruptors
    Teratogens
    Carcinogens
    Allergens
  • Some people get very ill after eating seafood or peanuts, these are examples of what?
    Allergens
    Neurotoxins
    Carcinogens
    Teratogens
  • Biomagnification occurs when...
    Chemical concentration inceases moving up the food chain
    None of these options.
    Chemical concentration increases with time.
    Chemical concentration inceases through drinking.
  • Which of these are an example of a social hazard?
    Taking harfmul drugs.
    Consuming sugary food and drink.
    Lifting heavy materials at work.
    All of these.
  • Bioaccumulation occurs when...
    Chemical concentration inceases moving up the food chain
    Chemical concentration inceases moving up the food chain
    None of these
    Chemical concentration inceases moving up the food chain
  • Teratogens are chemicals that...
    Cause cancer.
    Cause brain and nerve damage.
    harm unborn children, embryos.
    Cause allergic reactions.
  • What is the vector of Malaria?
    Mosquitos
    Humans
    Rats
    Bats
  • Which of these are an example of a neurtoxin?
    Lead
    Asbestos
    Radon
    Thalidomide
  • What effect did DDT have on organisms?
    It was a medication that caused cancer.
    It killed humans by causing Cancer.
    It was a building material that caused Cancer.
    It killed birds by destroying their eggs.
  • Which organisation is responsible for responding to disease on a international level?
    The United Nations (UN)
    Centre of disease control (CDC)
    National health service (NHS)
    The World health organisation (WHO)
  • Which of the following is the example of a carcinogen?
    Asbestos
    Mercury
    Carbon Monoxide
    Lead
  • Which of these organisations respond to diseases within a country?
    Centre of disease control (CDC)
    The European Union (EU)
    The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)
    The United Nations (UN)
  • A pollutant is something that harms...
    Only the environment
    Only humans
    The environment
    Humans and the environment
  • Which of these chemicals are a harfmul radioactive gas?
    Asbestos
    Lead
    Radon
    Carbon monoxide
  • Toxicology is the study of what?
    The study of natural disasters.
    The study of DDT.
    The study of harmful chemicals.
    The study of diseases and their spread
  • Which of these are diseases produced by social hazards?
    Rabies
    Malaria
    Cholera
    Diabetes
  • Diseases can be spread through..
    All of these mentioned
    Drug use
    Sexual intercourse
    Contact with animals
  • Rabies is an example of a disease spread by...
    Sexual intercourse.
    Contact with animals.
    Blood transfusions.
    Drinking infected water.
  • New infectious diseases are emerging because...
    Diseases are becoming smarter
    People are having poorer diets.
    People care less about hygine.
    People move around the world more.
  • Which of these factors can make someone more sensetive to a hazard?
    Age
    Genetics
    Illneses.
    All of these mentioned.
  • Which people are more vulnerable to Malaria?
    Pregnant women
    Young children
    Elderly
    All of these
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