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Tech Test Tidbit: Disease carriers

The house fly (Musca domestica) does not bite. It is capable of spreading disease, however, as one house fly can carry more than 1 million bacteria on its body. As they move from human or animal feces to food humans consume uncooked, house flies may transmit diseases such as Salmonella, Shigella and Chlamydia.

Answers to July Tech Test
1. b, 2. True, 3. d, 4. d, 5. a, 6. c, 7. True, 8. False, 9. c, 10. c