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EY67 · **on:** Jul 8, 2018

Which media images influence society's beliefs about poor persons? Select all that apply.

a. Poor persons are often cast as lazy, shiftless folk.
b. Poor people are shown receiving food at soup kitchens.
c. Criminals are portrayed as poor, desperate persons.
d. Homeless people seen sleeping on park benches.

Question 2

A nurse is providing information to a local newspaper about the presence of infectious diseases in the United States. Which statement by the nurse is accurate?

a. It is the goal of the World Health Organization to prevent the transmission of the plague by avoiding direct contact with inflicted individuals..
b. Rabies is easily spread by contact with animals..
c. Polio has been eliminated in the United States since 1994..
d. The onset of tularemia is characterized by a distinct skin lesion often called a bull's-eye lesion..

rnehls · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 8, 2018

Answer to Question 1

A, B, C, D
All are correct. The media is a powerful influence on how people view poverty.

Answer to Question 2

C
The plague is a vector-borne disease and cannot be spread by direct contact with inflicted indi-viduals. Rabies is a rare event because of the widespread vaccination of dogs in the 1950s. The Americas were certified as polio free in 1994 . The onset of Lyme's disease is characterized by a bull's-eye lesion.