Question 1

You see zombies shambling around your neighborhood but don't know where to go and the power is out. What is the best way to find out where the nearest evacuation shelter is?&#10;A)Use your home phone to call 911 and report the zombies before you do anything else&#10;B)Call your neighbors on your cell phone because they have a battery-operated radio&#10;C)Use your WiFi to check the CDC website for information&#10;D)Go outside and turn on your car radio to listen for news about evacuation shelters

Accepted Answer

Call your neighbors on your cell phone because they have a battery-operated radio
Because your power is out, neither your WiFi nor your landline will work. And don't go outside if you know there are zombies roaming around! Under the circumstances, using your cell phone to call your neighbors (on their cell phone) because they have an indoor radio that runs on batteries is the best option. If no clear path to the evacuation center exists, barricade the doors and windows and prepare for the apocalypse.

Question 2

Which type of contamination CANNOT be removed from water by boiling or disinfecting?&#10;A)Viral diseases&#10;B)Sewage&#10;C)Toxic chemicals&#10;D)All of these contaminants cannot be removed

Accepted Answer

Toxic chemicals
Infectious diseases like the zombie virus and general contaminants in sewage can be removed from water by boiling for several minutes or disinfecting with chlorine bleach or iodine. But water contaminated with fuel or toxic chemicals will not be made safe by boiling or disinfection. Use a different source of water if you know or suspect that water might be contaminated with fuel or toxic chemicals.

Question 3

You may have been exposed to the zombie virus while fighting off a zombie attack. When you get to the local evacuation center, what action is the emergency medical team likely to take?&#10;A)Watch you for a few hours and let you go if you still feel okay&#10;B)Lock you in a secure room with all the other people who may be infected&#10;C)Transfer you to the local hospital for isolation&#10;D)Transfer you to the local hospital for quarantine

Accepted Answer

Transfer you to the local hospital for quarantine
During an outbreak, two main traditional strategies are applied to contain the spread of illness: quarantine and isolation. These are common health care practices to control the spread of a contagious disease by limiting people's exposure to it. In this situation you would quarantined, not isolated, because quarantine applies to those who have been exposed to a contagious disease but who may or may not become ill, while isolation applies to people who are known to be ill with a contagious disease.

Question 4

Zombies have taken down the local power grid and you are concerned about your food going bad before you can find a generator for your fridge and freezer. In what order do you eat the food you have stored in your house, including in your emergency kit?

A)Eat the food in the freezer, then the refrigerator, then everything else
B)Eat the food in the refrigerator, then the freezer, then everything else
C)Eat the food in the refrigerator and pantry but don't open the freezer
D)Eat the food in your emergency kit before eating anything else

Accepted Answer

Eat the food in the refrigerator, then the freezer, then everything else
Because the power is unlikely to come on any time soon, you should eat not only the refrigerated food, but then also the food in the freezer, before eating the dry foods in your kitchen, pantry, or emergency kit. Do not eat any food that may have come in contact with a zombie.

Question 5

Why do you need to know the location of the water intake valve to your building?&#10;A)So that you can shut it off if the water system becomes contaminated&#10;B)So that you can replace it with your own water tank supply&#10;C)So that you can fill it up with water from your emergency kit in case it gets cut off&#10;D)You don't actually have to know where the water intake valve is

Accepted Answer

So that you can shut it off if the water system becomes contaminated
During an emergency situation, the water supply may become contaminated with chemicals, sewage, or the zombie virus, so it's important to know where and how to shut off the water supply to your building.

Question 6

The zombie apocalypse has come and the power grid is down. You hear on your radio that now there is a storm alert out, but you can't remember if it's a storm watch or a storm warning. What is the difference between these two terms?

A)Nothing
B)A watch gives advance notice, a warning require immediate action
C)A watch requires immediate action, a warning gives advance notice
D)A watch is not actually a type of bad weather alert

Accepted Answer

A watch gives advance notice, a warning require immediate action
A watch gives advance notice that conditions are favorable for dangerous weather. If a severe storm watch or other type of watch is issued for your area, be alert for changing weather conditions. A warning requires immediate action and is only used when severe weather is about to strike.

Question 7

You receive an automated telephone call from your local government emergency agency telling you to shelter in place while they conduct searches for possible suspected zombies in your area. Which of the following should you NOT do while sheltering in place?

A)Move around between rooms in the building
B)Stay in a room with as few doors and windows as possible
C)Keep the building sealed off as much as possible from the air outside
D)Keep a constant watch through the window for emergency teams and zombies

Accepted Answer

Move around between rooms in the building
To shelter in place, stay in a room with as few doors and windows as possible, close to running water, and where you have easy access to your emergency kit and shotguns. Don't move around between rooms unless absolutely necessary.

Question 8

The CDC issues a statement saying that the zombie virus is infectious but not very contagious. What does this mean?&#10;A)Since the virus is not very contagious, it is also not very communicable&#10;B)The virus is caused by a microorganism&#10;C)The virus is capable of spreading between people&#10;D)All of the above

Accepted Answer

All of the above
Infectious diseases are caused by microorganisms like bacteria and viruses, and a contagious infectious disease is classified as communicable. Therefore a disease that is infectious but not very contagious is also not very communicable, but since it is contagious at all it can still spread between people, such as through direct bites.

Deck 3: Staying Informed