Why was the time period of 1880-1910 called the "golden age" of public health?
A. Antibiotics were discovered to fight infections.
B. Federal, state, and local funding to public health departments increased.
C. Pasteurization of milk and public water and sewage systems began.
D. That time period was between two major plagues with high death rates.
ANS: C
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