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What is the best protection against disease or biological contamination |
Good personal hygiene and immunizations |
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What are some methods of human waste disposal |
Urine soaked pants, straddle trench, pale latrines, deep pit, bore hole latrines, Burn out latrines, mound latrine |
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What is artificial immunity |
Resistance to disease obtained through immunization |
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What are some types of waste |
Trash, food garbage, Cleaning water, feces, urine, bathwater, liquid kitchen waste |
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What are the dimensions of a straddle trench |
1 foot wide by 4 feet long by 2 1/2 feet deep |
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How many straddle trenches should a unit dig |
Enough to accommodate 8% of the unit at one time |
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Who is responsible for the health of a unit |
The commander |
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What color are iodine tablets |
Steel gray |
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What is water discipline |
Drinking only purified water and conserving the water |
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Why should underclothing be changed every day |
Because it is easily contaminated with germs from urine, feces, or secretions from the nose and throat |
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How long should water be boiled for purification purposes |
5 to 10 minutes |
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What does DNBI stand for |
Disease and non-battle injury |
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Historically, combat hospital admissions are mostly what type of injury |
80% of casualties admitted to combat hospitals are disease and non-Battle injury |
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What is military sanitation |
Military sanitation includes the practice of both environmental sanitation and personal hygiene within the framework of army life |
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What should a soldier due to properly keep his or her feet clean and dry |
Wash feet daily, change socks as often as possible, and use foot powder |
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What publication covers field hygiene |
ATP 4–25.12 |
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What is one of three diseases carried by the fly |
Typhoid, Cholera, or dysentery |
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What is a vector |
Any living organism that can carry a disease producing virus |
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Name five diseases carried by the mosquito |
Malaria, dengue, yellow fever, encephalitis, filariasis |
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What is hygiene |
Self-employment of practices that will keep one healthy |
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Where should you locate a latrine in relation to a mess hall |
At least 100 m down hill or downstream |
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What are the four communicable disease groups classified by the army |
Respiratory, intestinal, insect borne, and venereal |
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What are the five F's in field sanitation |
Flies, fingers, feces, food, and fluids |
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Name two ways of purifying water |
Iodine tablets and boiling |
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What is the purpose of water treatment |
To produce potable water |
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Who is responsible for establishing standards for water quality, inspecting water points/sources, and approving water for consumption |
The army medical department (AMEDD) |
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What is the disinfectant most often used to purify water |
Chlorine |
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What is a communicable disease |
A disease which can be transmitted from person to person, animal to person, and insect to person |
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What is FST |
Field sanitation team |
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What is potable water |
Drinkable water |
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Where should personnel detailed to fill water trailers go |
Only to approved water points |
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How many yards should a latrine be built from the border of the unit area but within reasonable distance for easy access |
30 yards |