NURSING EXAM QUESTIONS
TOXICOLOGY
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Question
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In the United States, which agency takes the lead for responding to emerging diseases?
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Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
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Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
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World Health Organization (WHO)
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Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -CDC is one of the major operating components of the Department of Health and Human Services.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) collaborates to create the expertise, information, and tools that people and communities need to protect their health through health promotion, prevention of disease, injury and disability, and preparedness for new health threats.
Detailed explanation-3: -The National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases (NCEZID) works to protect people at home and around the world from emerging and zoonotic infections ranging from A to Z-anthrax to Zika.
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