Environmental Health

The relationship between the different doses and the responses they generate.

• toxicology

• dose-response relationship

• Chemical hazard

• epidemiology

The study of how poisonous substances affect organisms health.

• Epidemiology

• Genetics

• Toxicology

• Sensitivity

All of the following are true about Infectious disease EXCEPT:

• They are caused by a pathogen

• They are spread by food, water, and humans

• They can be spread by vectors

• They are caused by poisonous substances.

All of the following populations are more sensitive to biological and chemical hazards, EXCEPT:

• Elderly

• Overweight

• Young

• Immune-compromised

These are disease carrying organisms such as fleas, ticks, and mosquitoes:

• Vectors

• Virus

• Toxicology

• Chemical Hazard

This is a disease that has appeared in the human population for the first time:

• Infectious disease

• cholera

• pandemic

• emerging disease

This is a name for the chemical hazard that causes cancer:

• Neurotoxin

• Vaccines

• Allergen

• Carcinogen

This indoor hazard creates an odorless, colorless gas that occurs from radioactive decay of uranium within the earth:

• Radon

• Asbestos

• VOC

• Pollutant

This indoor chemical hazard was used to insulate homes, muffle sounds, and resist fires:

• Radon

• Asbestos

• VOC

• Pollutant

This outdoor hazard occurs when pesticieds are carried long distances through the air, causing impacts in areas far away from the original site of use:

• Toxic substance

• bioaccumulation

• pesticide drift

• VOC