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Allergies caused by industrial chemicals often exhibit which of the following symptoms?

A) Dermatitis (extensive skin eruptions)
B) Fibrosis of the lungs
C) Death
D) Brain lesions
E) None of these is correct.

F) B) and C)
G) C) and D)

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Match the following definitions with their terms. -Identified health effects of asbestos exposure

A) Sir Percival Pott
B) Alice Hamilton
C) Galen
D) Irving Selikoff
E) Bernardino Ramazzini

F) A) and C)
G) None of the above

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The last line of defense against occupational hazards should be:

Bernardino Ramazzini, the father of occupational medicine, is also considered to be a pioneer in what field, by pointing out the hazards associated with postures assumed in various occupations?

Asthma has become the most frequently diagnosed occupational respiratory disease in occupational medicine clinics.

Which guideline for limitation of exposures refers to airborne concentrations of substances and represents conditions under which it is believed that nearly all workers may be unaffected?

In 2015, which of the following conditions accounted for approximately 15% of occupational illnesses (excluding injuries) in the United States?

__________, a term that stems from the Latin word nausea, is a feature of modern life that at best is an annoyance and at worst can affect our health adversely.

Many of the work-related respiratory diseases are acute conditions that have short latency periods.

Organizing work shifts and rotating employees to minimize exposure to hazards is an example of which of the following?

Discuss the concept of public health surveillance.

Sources of job stress include:

Human beings can perceive difference between sound intensities from the lowest levels to the highest levels, which vary by a factor of more than 1 trillion.

Many of the workers who were children that labored in vapor-filled, poorly-ventilated rooms, developed which of the following conditions?

An occupational disease caused by the inhalation of certain dust particles is called:

Who is considered to be the "Father of Occupational Medicine"?

Some millinery workers were exposed to mercury fumes in poorly ventilated rooms during the course of their careers and developed __________, a condition also known as mercurial erethism.

Persons afflicted with the lung disease __________ are at high risk of developing tuberculosis.

Which of the following represents the NIOSH recommended exposure limit (REL) for noise exposure in the workplace during an 8-hour shift?

Match the following definitions with their terms. -Father of occupational medicine