The _______ of a disease is a measure of how easily the disease is passed from one person to another.

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).


Answer: transmissibility

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Which form of calcium is found in bones?

a. calcium citrate b. calcium carbonate c. calcium lactate d. calcium bicarbonate e. calcium phosphate

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The emerging and scientific consensus about "secondhand smoke" supports the conclusion that while airborne particles emitted by the lit end of cigarettes pose a health risk to those who are exposed, the gases released by a cigarette are relative

harmless. Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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Patients with an extremely advanced bowel obstruction may have feculent breath, which is the odor of:

A) blood. B) chyme. C) acetone. D) stool.

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