When the fifth-grade class collected geckos in a special aquarium in the classroom, the school nurse cautioned the teacher to be alert for symptoms of ____________________ that can be carried by the reptiles
ANS:
Salmonella
Geckos can infect humans with Salmonella.
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A patient comes into the emergency department with a fever, stiff neck, and change in mental status. On assessment it is learned that this patient also has a positive Kernig's sign. These findings suggest the patient:
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Healthy Communities and Cities include which of the following desired criteria? Select all that apply
1. Primary care 2. Equity health promotion 3. Community participation 4. High technologic environments