With Respect to Asthma, the Hygiene Hypothesis Is Supported by Data

question 152

Multiple Choice

With respect to asthma, the hygiene hypothesis is supported by data showing all of the following EXCEPT _____.

• A) children born by cesarean delivery (very sterile) have more asthma
• B) farm children have less asthma and other allergies
• C) first-born children develop asthma more often than later-born children
• D) city children have less asthma and fewer allergies

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Definitions:

Suryavarman II

An 11th to 12th-century Khmer king of Cambodia, best known for commissioning the construction of the Angkor Wat temple complex.

Angkor Wat

A temple complex in Cambodia and one of the largest religious monuments in the world, originally constructed as a Hindu temple dedicated to the god Vishnu for the Khmer Empire.

Vishnu

One of the principal Hindu deities, worshipped as the protector and preserver of the universe.

Torana

Gateway in the stone fence around a stupa, located at the cardinal points of the compass.