Public Health Workers Look for Ways to Prevent Diseases

question 89

Multiple Choice

Public health workers look for ways to prevent diseases. Which of the following jaundice-causing diseases has the potential to be reduced by public health measures?

• A) obstructive jaundice caused by gallstones
• B) obstructive jaundice caused by a cancerous tumor
• C) hepatitis A by sewage control
• D) cirrhosis caused by excessive alcohol consumption
• E) hemolytic jaundice by blood screening

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Definitions:

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