Exam 17: Environmental Hazards and Human Health

The biggest viral killer is the _______________ virus.

All of the following are considered to be biological hazards, except

A _______________ is the probability of suffering harm from a hazard that can cause injury, disease, death, economic loss, or damage.

The damage to health resulting from exposure to a chemical is called the __________.

Over the course of human history, ____________________ have probably killed more people than all the wars ever fought.

Viruses respond well to antibiotics.

Since 1970 the occurrence of malaria has

Most people have a greater fear of things over which we do not have ____________________.

____________________ is the world's most preventable major cause of suffering and premature death among adults.

Determining how much harm a particular hazard can cause is called risk management.

Estrogen mimics and hormone blockers are sometimes called gender benders because of their possible effects on sexual development and reproduction.

Risk is expressed as a probability of suffering from all of the following, except

____________________ in reproductive cells can be harmful if they are passed on from parents to offspring.

A global outbreak of an infectious disease is called a(n)

A substance's resistance to breakdown is the ____________________ .

In terms of the number of premature deaths per year and reduced life span, the greatest risk by far is ____________________.

Use the Figure above to answer the following question(s). -How many of the top 12 hazards are related to lifestyle choices?

Of all the PCBs made in the United States, only 20% remain in the environment.

The EPA estimates that about one of every 12 women of childbearing age in the U.S.has enough __________ in her blood to harm a developing fetus.

All of the following are practices that encourage the spread of diseases among animals and humans, except