The Pacific Gas and Electric Company Poisoned the Water in Hinkley

question 98

Multiple Choice

The Pacific Gas and Electric Company poisoned the water in Hinkley, California. The poisoned water system had sickened many Hinkley, California residents with ailments like liver damage and cancer. How would the illnesses of the Hinkley residents be classified?

• A) crisis diseases
• B) curative diseases
• C) acute diseases
• D) chronic diseases

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