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Question 1 of 5

Match each infection below with the intermediate host involved in transmission: Paragonimiasis (lung fluke disease)

A. Snail

B. Swine

C. Fish

D. Crab

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: Crab

Question 2 of 5

Which argument was used to convince the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company to establish the first community health nursing program for workers in 1909?

A. Creating such a service was the morally right thing to do.

B. Employing nurses directly would be less expensive than paying taxes to the city to provide nursing services.

C. Having the company's nurses make home visits would increase morale among workers.

D. Using PHNs would keep workers healthier, which would increase worker productivity.

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: Using PHNs would keep workers healthier, which would increase worker productivity.

Question 3 of 5

For each disease, choose the most effective or principal means of control: Tetanus

A. Rat control

B. Sanitation

C. Immunization

D. Vector control

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: Immunization

Question 4 of 5

Which of the following statements regarding herpes simplex virus, type 2 (HSV-2), is correct?

A. Infections with HSV-2 are almost always symptomatic

B. Transmission from mother to infant is generally transplacental

C. HSV infection is an early sign of the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome

D. Neonates with cutaneous disease should receive antiviral therapy regardless of whether there is evidence of dissemination

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: Neonates with cutaneous disease should receive antiviral therapy regardless of whether there is evidence of dissemination

Question 5 of 5

The following IPC indicators are an outcome measure:

A. The percentage of staff that receive an annual influenza vaccination

B. The healthcare-associated infection rate

C. The hand hygiene compliance rate

D. The percentage of surgical patients receiving antibiotic prophylaxis on time.

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: The healthcare-associated infection rate

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