The nurse is using the epidemiological triad to explain the factors contributing the disaster. Which one of the following statements about the environment factors that contribute to disasters is most accurate?
A) The environment is the natural or technologic element that causes the disaster.
B) The environment is the human being who experiences the disaster.
C) Factors that could potentially contribute to or mitigate a disaster are environmental.
D) Examples of environmental factors that cause a disaster are high winds of a hurricane and the lava of an erupting volcano.
Ans: C
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