A. Inability to drink
B. High grade fever
C. Signs of severe dehydration
D. Cough for more than 30 days
Answer: (A) Inability to drink
A sick child aged 2 months to 5 years must be referred urgently to a hospital if
he/she has one or more of the following signs: not able to feed or drink, vomits
everything, convulsions, abnormally sleepy or difficult to awaken.
Answer: (B) The statement is false; people pay indirectly for public health
services.
Community health services, including public health services, are prepaid paid
services, through taxation, for example.
Answer: (A) For people to attain their birthrights of health and longevity
According to Winslow, all public health efforts are for people to realize their
birthrights of health and longevity.
10. We say that a Filipino has attained longevity when he is able to
reach the average life span of Filipinos. What other statistic may be
used to determine attainment of longevity?