In the Wake of the Cyclone That Hit Myanmar (Southeast

question 45

Multiple Choice

In the wake of the cyclone that hit Myanmar (Southeast Asia) in 2008, there were widespread reports of typhoid fever. Which of the following was the most likely mode of transmission?

• A) mosquitoes
• B) aerosols
• C) contact
• D) contaminated water
• E) flies

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Definitions:

Confabulations

The production of fabricated, distorted, or misinterpreted memories about oneself or the world, without the intention to deceive.

Wild Guesses

Attempts to answer or predict something without any basis, knowledge, or method.

Cerebral Cortex

The cerebral cortex is the outer layer of the cerebrum in the brain, playing a key role in memory, attention, perception, cognition, awareness, thought, language, and consciousness.

Short-Term Memory

The capacity for holding a small amount of information in an active, readily available state for a short period of time.