Public Health Engineering (First Pre-Board Exam) 2024-12-17 PDF

## Public Health Engineering (First Pre-Board Exam) ### Respondent - Andrea Ishie Derilo - Technological Institute of the Philippines - Quezon City ### Summary Thank you for taking the test! ### Result - Test ended. - Your result is available. - 40% (40/100 p) ### Timer - **Total time:** 01:...

## Public Health Engineering (First Pre-Board Exam) ### Respondent - Andrea Ishie Derilo - Technological Institute of the Philippines - Quezon City ### Summary Thank you for taking the test! ### Result - Test ended. - Your result is available. - 40% (40/100 p) ### Timer - **Total time:** 01:44:38 / 03:00:00 - **Start time:** 18:31 - **End time:** 20:16 - **Date:** 2024-12-17 ### Questions | Q. | Question | Answer | Score | |---|---|---|---| | 1 | Resident flora is absent from the: | Hair follicles | 0/1P | | 2 | Death shall be reported to the local health officer within 48 hours after the death and the death certificate shall be forwarded to the local civil registrar concerned within __ days. | 15 | 0/1P | | 3 | All of the following skin diseases are caused by viruses except which one? | Cold sores | 0/1P | | 4 | Examination for undertakers and embalmers shall be conducted any day of the first week of __ and __ of every year. | May, December | 0/1P | | 5 | The distance of the school site from its property line to lotto outlets shall be: | 50 meters | 0/1P | | 6 | Drinking Water Site Clearance, or __, shall be issued by the local health authority as recommended by the local health officer. | EHS 102A | 0/1P | | 7 | A fire made in a safe manner using untreated wooden materials, especially for the purpose of social gathering during nighttime. | Campfire | 0/1P | | 8 | Leading cause of morbidity according to DOH: | Acute respiratory infection | 1/1P | | 9 | Which of the following is the vector for leishmaniasis? | Sand fly | 1/1P | | 10 | Tularemia is also known as: | Rabbit fever | 1/1P | | 11 | Stenographic works, drafting, typing, and other prolonged close office desk work shall be provided with minimum illumination of: | 20 foot candles | 0/1P | | 12 | A 45-year-old male pet-store employee has a fever and severe headache. A culture of bronchial washings grows bacteria in embryonated eggs but not on selective culture media. The patient most likely has an infection caused by: | Respiratory Syncytial Virus | 0/1P | | 13 | A unit with one or more rooms distinctly different from a hotel room in such a way that cooking is allowed inside. | Apartel | 0/1P | | 14 | A store selling miscellaneous articles, details or items and other personal products of any size or amount. | Sundry shop | 0/1P | | 15 | Any establishment engaged in the sale of pet animals located within a commercial area shall be atleast __ away from any food establishment. | 100 meters | 0/1P | | 16 | Your microscopic examination of a stool sample reveals proglottids. What is the disease? | Tapeworm | 0/1P | | 17 | Which one of the following is not caused by a herpesvirus? | Keratitis | 0/1P | | 18 | Cavitary lung lesions are seen in patients with tuberculosis and which of the following infections? | Strongyloidiasis | 0/1P | | 19 | Substances that are gas-phase materials that have evaporated or sublimed (from liquids or solids). | Mists | 1/1P | | 20 | Emergency lighting systems shall be capable of producing and maintaining for at least __ a minimum intensity of 0.5 foot candle. | 60 minutes | 0/1P | | 21 | Used to discourage the growth of certain organisms without inhibiting growth of organism being sought. | Selective medium | 0/1P | | 22 | The mandatory basic immunization for all infants and children provided under Mandatory Infants and Children Health Immunization Act of 2011 shall cover the following vaccine-preventable diseases except: | Measles | 0/1P | | 23 | As per PNSDW 2007, in the event that gross alpha is exceeded, analysis of what specific alpha-emitting radionuclides should be conducted? | Total Radium | 0/1P | | 24 | Which one of the following is not an antiseptic? | Soap | 1/1P | | 25 | A 25-year-old male is hospitalized with a severe headache and lesions in his right eye. Cultures from the lesions are negative. Microscopic examination of the lesions reveal cysts. The disease is: | Toxoplasmosis | 0/1P | | 26 | Type of ear protector used to lower noise level by as much as 10% of the original sound. | All of these | 0/1P | | 27 | Foods that have been cooked and cooled, but not refrigerated before consumption, are vehicles for transmission of all of the following microorganisms except which one? | Bacillus cereus | 0/1P | | 28 | According to WHO, prevalent infections in the country to which antimicrobial resistance has steadily grown and has emerged as priority public concerns include the following except: | HIV/AIDS | 0/1P | | 29 | Inspection of markets stalls shall be conducted at least __. | Once a week | 0/1P | | 30 | An 81-year-old female has a mass in her lower left lung. Her tuberculin skin test is negative. Microscopic examination of her lung biopsy reveals large ovoid cells. The patient has: | Histoplasmosis | 0/1P | | 31 | Which of the following viruses was widely used in living vaccines? | Vacciniavirus | 0/1P | | 32 | Inspection of markets stalls shall be conducted at least __. | Once a day | 0/1P | | 33 | Female workers shall not be allowed to lift, carry, or move any load more than __. | 10 kg | 0/1P | | 34 | Mandatory Infants and Children Health Immunization Act of 2011 requires that all children under five years old be given basic immunization against vaccine-preventable diseases. | RA 10152 | 1/1P | | 35 | Which of the following is not transmitted by fecal contamination of food or water? | Vibrio vulnificus | 0/1P | | 36 | It shall be the duty of the __ to cause the inspection and evaluation of every public swimming or bathing places requiring a sanitary permit for operations, at least every 3 months and shall cause as many additional inspections or re-inspections and evaluation. | Local health authority | 0/1P | | 37 | A man is hospitalized after experiencing seizures. A CT scan shows multiple cysts in his brain. A serological test shows he has antibodies against Taenia solium. This disease is acquired by ingesting: | Undercook pork | 0/1P | | 38 | A post-mortem examination of a brain shows sponge-like degeneration. This is most likely a case of: | Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease | 1/1P | | 39 | Mandatory Infants and Children Health Immunization Act of 2011 requires that all children under five years old be given basic immunization against vaccine-preventable diseases. | RA 10152 | 1/1P | | 40 | The certification of __ shall be required as to the health status of the cow, carabaos or goats in producing dairy products. | Health Officer | 0/1P | | 41 | It refers to excessive luminance in the field of vision which disturbs the adaptation process of the retina produced by excessive light stimuli. | Brightness | 0/1P | | 42 | Organisms that preferentially may thrive in icy waters are described as: | Psychrophiles | 0/1P | | 43 | A 15-month-old female has difficulty swallowing, neck and arm weakness, and shortness of breath. Examination of her stool sample indicates the presence of spores and gram-positive rods. What is the most likely diagnosis? | Botulism | 0/1P | | 44 | The certification of __ shall be required as to the health status of the cow, carabaos or goats in producing dairy products. | Sanitary Engineer | 0/1P | | 45 | Which one of the following is a zoonosis? | Chlamydial pneumonia | 0/1P | | 46 | Two brothers played with their cousin. One brother later became quite ill, whereas the other did not. How can this be explained? | Difference in genetic inheritance between the two brothers | 1/1P | | 47 | Which one of the following diseases is not correctly matched to its reservoir? | Bartonella-cats | 0/1P | | 48 | Size of the burial private ground shall be at least 1.2 hectares which includes a buffer zone of __ meters around the niche or space for interment. | 50 | 0/1P | | 49 | A disease in which a pathogen remains inactive for a long period of time before becoming active is termed: | Latent disease | 1/1P | | 50 | 14 m2 is the minimum slaughtering area for __. | All of these | 0/1P | | 51 | Employees working in areas where sound level exceeds __ decibels shall be provided with hearing protection equipment. | 75 | 1/1P | | 52 | According to DOH, the leading cause of mortality for children aged 5 - 9 years is: | Pneumonia | 1/1P | | 53 | Which one of the following diseases is transmitted by a vector? | African trypanosomiasis | 1/1P | | 54 | A 22-year-old American woman working in southern Ukraine is hospitalized with a sore throat. Physical examination of the throat reveals a tonsillar and posterior pharyngeal membrane. What is the etiology? | Corynebacterium diphtheriae | 1/1P | | 55 | Chapter XV of the Sanitation Code of the Philippines. | Port, Airport, Vessel and Aircraft Sanitation | 1/1P | | 56 | Which cellular structure is important in classifying a bacterial species as Gram-positive or Gram-negative? | Cell wall | 1/1P | | 57 | A facility located at strategic point along the national highway or route of the traveling public which is provided with parking space, restaurants or snack bars, other business shops, recreational facilities, service stations, public restroom facilities or waiting sheds for travelers and commuters. | All of these | 0/1P | | 58 | It is the opacification of the normally clear lens of the eye and is the most common cause of blindness worldwide. | Cataract | 1/1P | | 59 | The addition of one or more essential nutrients to food, whether or not it is normally contained in the food, for the purpose of preventing or correcting a demonstrated deficiency of one or more nutrients in the population or specific population groups | Fortification | 0/1P | | 60 | The separation of an infected person or group of persons during the communicability period from other persons except the health staff on duty, in such a manner as to prevent the spread of infection. | In quarantine | 1/1P | | 61 | A Sanitary Engineer investigates a cluster of cases of learning disabilities, hearing impairment, and developmental delays in school-age children who live in an apartment complex that was built in 1971. The SE suspects exposure to: | Radon | 0/1P | | 62 | A positive finding of a test when, in fact, the true result was negative. | False Positive | 1/1P | | 63 | Color used in safety signage for "MANDATORY". | Blue | 1/1P | | 64 | Which of the following diseases is not acquired by the gastrointestinal route? | Listeriosis | 0/1P | | 65 | Which rate is produced by dividing the number of deaths during one year by the estimated (mid-year) population? | Crude deaths | 0/1P | | 66 | Water samples for microbiological testing should be processed promptly or within __ hours after collection or if not possible the use of ice coolers for storage of water samples during transport to the laboratory is recommended | Six | 1/1P | | 67 | The first disease for which immunization was perfected. | Smallpox | 0/1P | | 68 | Proclamation No. 40 declares the month of __ every year as "Sight Saving Month". | August | 1/1P | | 69 | Used as a generic name to cover the group of lung disorders which result from the inhalation of dust. | Pneumoconiosis | 1/1P | | 70 | A market where products such as seafoods, fruits and vegetables are being sold on a wholesale basis. | Wet market | 0/1P | | 71 | Minimum area for refilling and selling room of Retail Water System or Refilling Station. | 2.80 sq. m. | 0/1P | | 72 | Amount of residual for refilled water from Retail Water System or refilling station. | 0.2-0.5 ppm | 0/1P | | 73 | An animal was infected with a virus. A mosquito bit the animal, was contaminated with the virus, and proceeded to bite and infect a person. Which was the vector? | Mosquito | 1/1P | | 74 | Which of the following is not an eye infection? | Inclusion conjunctivitis | 0/1P | | 75 | Section of an abattoir used for cleaning the viscera of the slaughtered animal. | Trippery and guttery section | 1/1P | | 76 | No microbe is seen in a microscopic examination of a scraping from a patient's rash if the etiology is: | Sporothrix | 0/1P | | 77 | The following are included in the “Big Five” pathogens except: | Giardia | 1/1P | | 78 | Which of the following microscopes combines the greatest magnification with the best resolution? | Confocal microscope | 0/1P | | 79 | Approved method of analysis for cyanide under DAO 34. | Specific Ion Electrode Method | 1/1P | | 80 | Maximum depth designated as "swimming area" for purposes of computing user loading. | 3.0 feet | 0/1P | | 81 | Which of the following diseases is not a zoonosis? | Viral meningitis | 1/1P | | 82 | A section or contiguous area that is primarily a commercial area. | Class A | 1/1P | | 83 | Which of the following diseases does not belong with the others? | Tuberculosis | 1/1P | | 84 | Six people report to a hospital with fever and anemia. Parasites are seen in smears of peripheral blood taken from all six people. They all have antibody titers to Babesia microti greater than or equal to 1024. What are the reservoir and vector, respectively, for this disease? | Mice-ticks | 1/1P | | 85 | A seven-year-old female has a one week history of fever, sore throat, and headache. Which pathogen would most likely grow from her throat culture? | Streptococcus pyogenes | 0/1P | | 86 | The definitive host for Taxoplasma gondii is | Cat | 1/1P | | 87 | Which of the following diseases is not caused by a category B biological weapons agent? | Tularemia | 1/1P | | 88 | A positive tuberculin skin test can indicate all of the following about the patient except what? | The patient was near someone with tuberculosis. | 1/1P | | 89 | A slaughterhouse worker develops fever and chills, with the fever reaching a high of 40°C each evening. Oxidase-positive, gram-negative coccobacilli are isolated from a lesion on his arm. What is your diagnosis? | Brucellosis | 1/1P | | 90 | The yeast Melassezia furfur may be the cause of: | Dandruff | 1/1P | | 91 | Water is classified according to their beneficial usage. The classification of water that can be used for manufacturing processes after treatment is: | Class D | 0/1P | | 92 | Mosquito that is considered as the most dangerous of the malaria carriers. | Anopheles quadrimaculatus | 1/1P | | 93 | The most common cause of visual impairment in the Philippines with a prevalence of 2.06% in the population. | Trachoma | 0/1P | | 94 | Widely occurring nonmetal element in the environment occurring mainly in minerals primarily combined with oxygen in compounds that are relatively soluble in water. Ingestion symptoms include vomiting, abdominal pain, diarrhea, and nausea. | Boron | 0/1P | | 95 | Causative agent of syphilis. | Treponema pallidum | 1/1P | | 96 | Microscopic examination of scrapings from a patient's scabies rash will show: | A yeast | 0/1P | | 97 | A 67-year-old man works in a textile mill that processes imported goat hair into fabrics. One morning, he notices a painless, slightly swollen pimple on his chin. Two days later he develops a 1 cm ulcer at the pimple site. Gram-positive, endospore-forming rods are cultured from the ulcer. What is the etiology? | Bacillus anthracis | 1/1P | | 98 | A group of persons working on shore and on board vessels. | Dock gang | 0/1P | | 99 | All water sources shall have a Certificate of Potability of Drinking Water issued by local health officer as recommended by whom? | Mayor | 0/1P | | 100 | The pH content of a swimming pool at all times shall be: | 7.4-7.8 | 1/1P |